Johnson City, Tennessee
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Downtown Johnson City | |
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| Nickname: Little Chicago | |
| Motto: Go. All. Out. | |
Location of Johnson City in Carter, Sullivan and Washington counties, Tennessee | |
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| Coordinates: 36°20′N 82°22′W / 36.333°N 82.367°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Washington, Carter, Sullivan |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Founded by | Henry Johnson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager government |
| • Mayor | Greg Cox |
| • City Manager | Cathy Ball |
| • City Commissioners | Jenny Brock Joe Wise Todd Fowler |
| Area | |
• City | 43.75 sq mi (113.32 km2) |
| • Land | 43.44 sq mi (112.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,634 ft (498 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 71,046 |
• Estimate (2023) | 73,337 |
| • Rank | 8th in Tennessee |
| • Density | 1,635.4/sq mi (631.42/km2) |
| • Urban | 128,519 (US: 261st) |
| • Metro | 207,285 (US: 215th) |
| • CSA | 514,899 (US: 87th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37601-37604, 37614, 37615 & 37684 |
| Area codes | 423 and 729 |
| FIPS code | 47-38320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1328579 |
| Website | www |
Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, mostly in Washington County. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 71,046, making it Tennessee's eighth-most populous city. Johnson City is the principal city of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Carter, Unicoi, and Washington Counties and had a population of 207,285 as of 2020. The MSA is also a component of the Tri-Cities region. This CSA is Tennessee's fifth-largest, with a population of 514,899 as of 2020.