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Elizabethton score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Elizabethton safe? United States travel risk

Is Elizabethton safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Elizabethton scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Elizabethton scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Elizabethton: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Positioned at 36.3367° N, 82.2370° W in Tennessee, Elizabethton features an altitude of 465 m. The settlement is located 541.1 km NE from Washington.

Region
Tennessee
Coordinates
36.3367° N, 82.2370° W
Elevation
465 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
14,364
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Atlanta (348.5 km SW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI) 21.7 km NW
Hospital Care Sycamore Shoals Hospital 1.5 km NW
Police Station Elizabethton Police Department 2.3 km ENE

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: March (122 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 7° 9° 14° 19° 23° 27° 29° 28° 25° 20° 13° 8°
Low °C -3° -1° 3° 8° 12° 17° 19° 19° 16° 10° 4° -1°
Rain mm 112 97 122 105 97 97 99 108 73 62 94 120

Normals: Johnson City (12.9 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Tropical Cyclones — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 —

Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Elizabethton happened in August and November (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Johnson City 22
12.9 km W
Lenoir 10
79.7 km SE
Morganton 10
82.0 km SE
Asheville 15
89.8 km SSW
Hickory 15
105.6 km SE
Lincolnton 10
131.4 km SE

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