Greenback

Geography

Greenback is situated around the junction of Tennessee State Route 95 and Morganton Road, with the greater community extending to U.S. Route 411 to the south and U.S. Route 321 to the north, and along Morganton Road westward to East Tellico Parkway (which follows the shores of Tellico Lake). A small commercial area is located around the intersection of Highway 411 and Highway 95. The relatively flat land in and around Greenback is part of a valley carved by Baker Creek, a tributary of the Little Tennessee River. Chilhowee Mountain and the Great Smoky Mountains are visible to the south. The Red Knobs, part of a heavily dissected ridge typical of the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley range, rise just north of Greenback's city limits. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.80%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,561
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  11,250
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  11,136
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,373
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,247
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,050
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  9,944
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  9,746

Largest nearby schools

• Greenback School
  Other · Greenback · 669 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• Steekee Elementary
  Elementary · Loudon · 202 students · 12.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.65 — 2026-03-24
  10 km SSW of Dillsboro, North Carolina
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-19
  6 km SE of Seymour, Tennessee
• M 2.57 — 2025-07-10
  2 km E of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 4.1 — 2025-05-10
  21 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2024-08-05
  4 km SSE of Sevierville, Tennessee
• M 2.58 — 2024-03-10
  14 km W of Graysville, Tennessee