West Hills is zoned for West Hills Elementary and split between Bearden High and West High. Zillow put ZIP 37909 at $376,931 in September 2026.

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

West Hills is a neighborhood of houses on curving residential streets in West Knoxville, north of I-40 and Kingston Pike, with a 45-acre city park inside it. One neighborhood association covers all of it.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: split between Bearden High (the west) and West High (the east), both graded A for 2024-25. Check the exact address.
  • Home value: $376,931 in ZIP code 37909 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate exit: I-40 exit 380 (U.S. 11 and 70, West Hills), about 1.6 miles by road.

Part of our Knoxville neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

This guide follows KGIS’s “Neighborhoods in Knox County” boundary for West Hills, about 1.5 square miles inside the city, all in ZIP code 37909. It lies between I-40 on the south and Middlebrook Pike on the north. Vanosdale Road runs north and south through the middle. Its streets include Sheffield Drive, Corteland Drive, Bennington Drive, Wesley Road, Chesterfield Drive, Stockton Drive, Somerset Road and Yorkshire Drive.

KGIS maps no National Register district and no city historic or Neighborhood Conservation overlay in West Hills.

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:

Level School Address 2024-25 grade Where it is zoned
Elementary West Hills Elementary 409 Vanosdale Road C Nearly all
Elementary Bearden Elementary 5717 Kingston Pike C A few streets on the east edge
Middle Bearden Middle 1000 Francis Road C All
High Bearden High 8352 Kingston Pike A About half, the west
High West High 3300 Sutherland Ave. A About half, the east

Because the high school line runs through the neighborhood, check the exact address in the KGIS school zone search. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 37909 was $376,931 in September 2026, up 0.8% from $374,008 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 37909 also covers areas outside West Hills. 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:

  • West Hills Park (listed as West Hills and Bynon Park), 7624 Sheffield Drive, about 45 acres inside the neighborhood.
  • Bearden Middle School ballfields, 1000 Francis Road, a county school park on the edge.
  • Walker Springs Park, 700 Kidder Lane, about 24 acres, west of the neighborhood.

The Jean Teague Greenway, 2.6 miles, runs through the area. More in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

  • Interstate: I-40 exit 380 (U.S. 11 and 70, West Hills) is about 1.6 miles by road; exit 379 (Walker Springs Road and Bridgewater Road) is about 2.9 miles.
  • Downtown: about 8.3 miles by road to Market Square.
  • Airport: about 17 miles by road to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS).
  • Bus: KAT Route 16 (Middlebrook and Cedar Bluff) stops along the edge of the neighborhood, in the KAT stop data published by Knoxville-Knox County Planning.

Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine; exit distances run from the off-ramp to the middle of the neighborhood. They are distances, not drive times.

Neighborhood groups

KGIS’s neighborhood groups map shows the West Hills Community Association, an active neighborhood association, covering the whole area. It is a voluntary group, not a homeowners association with dues on the deed.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap shows no supermarket inside West Hills. The nearest are just outside it:

  • Trader Joe’s, 8001 Kingston Pike, south across I-40.
  • Whole Foods Market, 6730 Papermill Drive, at the east edge.
  • Walgreens, 7523 Kingston Pike.

How we drew this area

The area is the KGIS “Neighborhoods in Knox County” polygon for West Hills. Zones, ZIP codes and overlays come from points sampled across that boundary, checked Oct. 17, 2026. The photo is a U.S. Department of Agriculture aerial image, because no freely licensed street photo of the neighborhood was available. Store and road data are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is West Hills zoned for?

It is split. The western half of West Hills is zoned for Bearden High and the eastern half for West High, according to KGIS school zone maps. Both were graded A on Tennessee’s 2024-25 report card.

What elementary school serves West Hills?

West Hills Elementary, 409 Vanosdale Road, for nearly all of the neighborhood, then Bearden Middle, 1000 Francis Road.

What ZIP code is West Hills in?

ZIP code 37909. Zillow’s typical home value for 37909 was $376,931 in September 2026, up 0.8% in a year.

Is West Hills a good place to live?

Here are the facts. West Hills is a neighborhood of about 1.5 square miles north of I-40 with the 45-acre West Hills Park and the Jean Teague Greenway, zoned for Bearden or West High (both graded A for 2024-25); the typical home value in ZIP 37909 was $376,931 in September 2026, according to Zillow.