Is Kingsport safe? United States travel risk
Is Kingsport safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kingsport scores 36/100 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.
Kingsport scores 36/100 (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 Kingsport: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Tennessee at 36.5224° N, 82.5454° W (elevation 369 m), Kingsport lies 553.7 km ENE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.
Tennessee
36.5224° N, 82.5454° W
369 m
America/New_York
95,059
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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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 (25 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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