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==Geography== [[File:Long Island, Kingsport, TN (11523602094).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Long Island (Tennessee)|Long Island of the Holston]] and downtown Kingsport.]] Kingsport is located in western Sullivan County at the intersection of U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee|11W]] and [[U.S. Route 23 in Tennessee|23]]. Kingsport is the northwest terminus of [[Interstate 26 (Tennessee)|Interstate 26]]. The city is bordered to the west by the town of [[Mount Carmel, Tennessee|Mount Carmel]], to the southeast by unincorporated [[Colonial Heights, Tennessee|Colonial Heights]], and to the northeast by unincorporated [[Bloomingdale, Tennessee|Bloomingdale]]. The Kingsport city limits extend west into [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins County]] and north to the [[Virginia]] border. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|131.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|129.0|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.86%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4739560| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Kingsport city, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 30, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103933/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4739560| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Most of the water area is in the [[South Fork Holston River]]. ===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Kingsport, Tennessee (1991β2020 normals, extremes 1916βpresent) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 79 |Feb record high F = 82 |Mar record high F = 89 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 98 |Jun record high F = 104 |Jul record high F = 102 |Aug record high F = 103 |Sep record high F = 102 |Oct record high F = 95 |Nov record high F = 83 |Dec record high F = 80 |year record high F = 104 |Jan high F = 46.4 |Feb high F = 50.9 |Mar high F = 60.1 |Apr high F = 70.5 |May high F = 78.0 |Jun high F = 84.4 |Jul high F = 87.0 |Aug high F = 86.3 |Sep high F = 81.2 |Oct high F = 70.8 |Nov high F = 59.2 |Dec high F = 49.5 |year high F = 68.7 |Jan mean F = 36.9 |Feb mean F = 40.3 |Mar mean F = 48.1 |Apr mean F = 57.6 |May mean F = 66.0 |Jun mean F = 73.2 |Jul mean F = 76.5 |Aug mean F = 75.5 |Sep mean F = 69.8 |Oct mean F = 58.4 |Nov mean F = 47.3 |Dec mean F = 39.9 |year mean F = 57.5 |Jan low F = 27.3 |Feb low F = 29.6 |Mar low F = 36.2 |Apr low F = 44.7 |May low F = 54.0 |Jun low F = 62.1 |Jul low F = 66.0 |Aug low F = 64.6 |Sep low F = 58.3 |Oct low F = 46.1 |Nov low F = 35.5 |Dec low F = 30.3 |year low F = 46.2 |Jan record low F = β18 |Feb record low F = β11 |Mar record low F = β2 |Apr record low F = 18 |May record low F = 30 |Jun record low F = 39 |Jul record low F = 46 |Aug record low F = 45 |Sep record low F = 32 |Oct record low F = 19 |Nov record low F = 2 |Dec record low F = β7 |year record low F = -18 |precipitation color = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.88 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.05 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.14 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.05 |May precipitation inch = 3.76 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.71 |Jul precipitation inch = 5.05 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.81 |Sep precipitation inch = 2.98 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.43 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.17 |Dec precipitation inch = 4.00 |year precipitation inch = 45.03 |Jan snow inch = 1.7 |Feb snow inch = 1.6 |Mar snow inch = 0.7 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.1 |Dec snow inch = 1.0 |year snow inch = 5.1 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 12.1 |Feb precipitation days = 11.5 |Mar precipitation days = 12.9 |Apr precipitation days = 11.5 |May precipitation days = 12.2 |Jun precipitation days = 11.7 |Jul precipitation days = 12.8 |Aug precipitation days = 10.2 |Sep precipitation days = 8.6 |Oct precipitation days = 7.8 |Nov precipitation days = 9.7 |Dec precipitation days = 12.2 |year precipitation days = 133.2 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 1.1 |Feb snow days = 0.6 |Mar snow days = 0.3 |Apr snow days = 0.0 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.1 |Dec snow days = 0.5 |year snow days = 2.6 | source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws> {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mrx | title = NowData β NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00404858&format=pdf | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Station: Kingsport, TN | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref> }} ===Neighborhoods=== Neighborhoods in Kingsport include:<ref name="kmaps"/> {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * Allandale * [[Bloomingdale, Tennessee|Bloomingdale]] * Borden Village * Carter's Valley * Cliffside * [[Colonial Heights, Tennessee|Colonial Heights]] * Cooks Valley * Downtown * Fairacres * Fort Robinson * Green Acres * Highland Park * Hillcrest * Indian Springs (Fall Creek & [[Tri-Cities Regional Airport|Airport]]) * Litz Manor * [[Lynn Garden, Tennessee|Lynn Garden]] * Malabar Heights * Meadowview * Midtown * [[Orebank, Tennessee|Orebank]] * Preston Forest * Preston Woods * Ridgefields * Riverfront * Riverview * Rock Springs * Sevier Terrace {{colend}}
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