Hunter Tennessee Map

About Hunter, Tennessee

Hunter is a locality in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,803. The population density is 108.8 people per km². Hunter is located at 36.4019°N, 82.1506°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 37766, 37643.

Hunter reveals itself through the steady, clear pulse of Stony Creek, which cuts a rhythmic path through the green expanse of the Watauga Valley. It lies 3.3 miles east-northeast of Elizabethton, TN (from Elizabethton, TN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-southwest of Carter. The landscape surrounding Hunter rises in soft, verdant folds, catching the slanted afternoon light that turns the meadows into fields of burnished copper and deep emerald. Just a mile beyond the final houses, the dense, sheltered timber of the Cherokee National Forest begins to dominate the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the sky in shades of bruised violet. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, carrying the scent of damp moss and woodsmoke that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the ridgeline.

Life in Hunter remains tethered to the quiet patterns of the land, shaped by a history that favors the resilience of local labor and the slow, deliberate work of the soil. While the proximity of Watauga Lake offers a vast, shimmering stillness for those seeking respite, the local economy continues to draw its character from the legacy of the valley’s original agrarian roots and the industrious spirit of its residents. Travelers occasionally wander toward the Old Dug Trail, tracing the paths of those who came before, yet the day-to-day rhythm of Hunter is defined by the simple, unpretentious commerce of neighbors and the steady flow of the creek. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by sudden change, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the canopy and the deepening of the shadows across the valley floor.

About This Hunter Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hunter, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.401915, -82.150553. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hunter includes the ZIP code (37766, 37643), telephone area code (865, 731), county seat of Carter County (Elizabethton), and school district assignment (Carter County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.