Fountain City, Knoxville: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: KGIS’s KGIS Maps (the “Neighborhoods in Knox County” boundaries, neighborhood groups, city limits, Knox County Schools attendance zones, ZIP codes, historic districts and zoning overlays); the Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 letter grades; Zillow Research; Knoxville Area Transit; and OpenStreetMap.

Fountain City is the large North Knoxville community along North Broadway, north of I-640, with its namesake park and lake and a neighborhood umbrella group, Fountain City Town Hall. It is the biggest area in this guide, about 4.5 square miles.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Central High for all of Fountain City (graded B for 2024-25).
• Home value: $330,617 in ZIP code 37918 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-640 exit 6 (U.S. 441, Broadway), about 1.7 miles by road from Fountain City Park.

Part of our Knoxville neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

This guide follows KGIS’s “Neighborhoods in Knox County” boundary for Fountain City, about 4.5 square miles. North Broadway (U.S. 441) runs north and south through the middle, with Old Broadway, Tazewell Pike, Cedar Lane, Essary Drive and Jacksboro Pike as the other main roads. Its streets include Gresham Road, Adair Drive, Fountain Road, Highland Drive and Maple Drive. About 97% of the area is in ZIP code 37918 and the rest in 37912. On KGIS’s city limits map, about 99% of it is inside the City of Knoxville.

KGIS maps the National Register-listed Gibbs Drive Historic District in the neighborhood. Part of Fountain City also carries the city’s Neighborhood Conservation (NC) overlay, which adds design review for new buildings; see our building permits and zoning guide.

Schools

From the Knox County Schools attendance zones on KGIS Maps, checked Oct. 17, 2026. Grades are each school’s overall grade on Tennessee’s 2024-25 state report card:

A few streets at the northern tip are zoned for Halls Middle and Halls High. Check the exact address in the KGIS school zone search. More in our schools guide and Friday night football guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 37918 was $330,617 in September 2026, up 0.5% from $328,810 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and 37918 reaches beyond Fountain City. The City of Knoxville figure was $368,965, up 1.0%. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From Knoxville-Knox County Planning’s parks map layer:

• Fountain City Park and Lake, 117 Hotel Road, about 9 acres with the duck pond.
• Adair Park, 1807 Adair Drive, about 38 acres.
• Fountain City Ballfields, 3701 Ludo Road.
• Fountain City Skate Park, 2530 Maple Drive.
• Highland Neighborhood Park, 2316 Highland Drive.
• Oakland Community Center, 3816 Oakland Drive, a Knox County center.

The Adair/Sue Clancy Greenway runs about 2 miles through the area. More in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-640 exit 6 (U.S. 441, Broadway) is about 1.7 miles by road from Fountain City Park; I-75 exit 108 (Merchants Drive) is about 3.2 miles.
• Downtown: about 5.7 miles by road to Market Square.
• Airport: about 25.9 miles by road to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS).
• Bus: KAT Route 22 (Broadway) runs along North Broadway, with 15 stops in the area in the KAT stop data published by Knoxville-Knox County Planning.

Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, from Fountain City Park; exit distances run from the off-ramp. They are distances, not drive times.

Neighborhood groups

KGIS’s neighborhood groups map shows Fountain City Town Hall, an umbrella group covering the whole area, and smaller active groups on its streets, including the Fountaincrest Neighborhood Association, the Highland Neighbors Association, the Historic Gibbs Drive Neighborhood and the Tazewell Pike-Beverly Station neighborhood coalition. They are voluntary groups, not homeowners associations with dues on the deed.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, all on North Broadway:

• Kroger, 5201 N. Broadway.
• Food City, 4805 N. Broadway.
• Walgreens, 5006 N. Broadway, and CVS Pharmacy.

How we drew this area

The area is the KGIS “Neighborhoods in Knox County” polygon for Fountain City. Zones, ZIP codes, city limits and overlays come from points sampled across that boundary, checked Oct. 17, 2026. Store and road data are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is Fountain City zoned for?

Central High School, 5321 Jacksboro Pike, graded B on Tennessee’s 2024-25 report card, and Gresham Middle School for middle school, according to KGIS school zone maps.

What elementary school serves Fountain City?

It depends on the street. Fountain City Elementary covers about 60% of the area; Inskip, Shannondale and Sterchi elementary schools cover the rest. Check the address in the KGIS school zone search.

Is Fountain City part of Knoxville?

Nearly all of it is inside the City of Knoxville, according to KGIS’s city limits map, and homes there pay both city and Knox County property taxes. A sliver on the edge is unincorporated.

What ZIP code is Fountain City?

Almost all of Fountain City is in ZIP code 37918; a small part on the southwest edge is in 37912. Zillow’s typical value for 37918 was $330,617 in September 2026.

Is Fountain City a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Fountain City is a North Knoxville area of about 4.5 square miles with Fountain City Park, Adair Park and a greenway, zoned for Central High (graded B for 2024-25); the typical home value in ZIP 37918 was $330,617 in September 2026, according to Zillow.