Rocky Hill, Knoxville

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Rocky Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°54′11″N84°01′16″W / 35.903°N 84.021°W / 35.903; -84.021 Coordinates: 35°54′11″N84°01′16″W / 35.903°N 84.021°W / 35.903; -84.021
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Knox
City Knoxville
Elevation
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1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37919
Area code(s) 865
GNIS feature ID1299894 [1]

Rocky Hill is a West Knoxville neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee. It encompasses an area north and west of Tennessee State Route 332 (Northshore Drive), east of Wallace Road, and south of Westland Drive.

Its ZIP code is 37919.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rocky Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 29, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)