Editing Copperhill, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Copperhill is located at {{coord|34|59|32|N|84|22|27|W|type:city}} (34.992108, -84.374254),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> situated in extreme southeast Tennessee, bordering North Georgia.

Its [[Twin cities (geographical proximity)|twin city]] is [[McCaysville, Georgia|McCaysville]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], with the two situated as a single town aligned along a northwestward-flowing river, known as the [[Toccoa River]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and the [[Ocoee River]] in [[Tennessee]], rather than the east/west state line, which cuts diagonally across streets (where it is marked with a blue line) and through buildings. There is a main downtown area, which the town shares with McCaysville, and it retains a historic feel of when it was thriving.  The main street through town is Ocoee Street ([[Tennessee State Route 68]]) which becomes Toccoa Street ([[Georgia State Route 60]]) to the east-southeast in McCaysville. A truss bridge over the river at the state line links them to [[Blue Ridge, Georgia|Blue Ridge]] Drive ([[Georgia State Route 5|Georgia 5]]) to the south-southwest.

In the early morning hours of February 16, 1990, a major flood struck the towns, although it is now hard to see any damage from this flooding.  The upstream Blue Ridge Dam was raised several feet by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], thus greatly minimizing any potential future possible occurrence of flooding.  There have been no further incidents with the river flooding.

As a result of the state line, homes and businesses on the Copperhill side of town have [[area code 423]], while those on the McCaysville side have [[area code 706]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (2.08%) is water.