Shady Valley, Tennessee

Shady Valley
A church sits among the mountains of Shady Valley.
Shady Valley
Shady Valley
Coordinates: 36°31′09″N 81°55′40″W / 36.51917°N 81.92778°W / 36.51917; -81.92778
Country United States
State Tennessee
CountyJohnson County
Elevation
849 m (2,785 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37688
Area code423
FIPS code47-67460
GNIS feature ID1301197

Shady Valley is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is just outside Cherokee National Forest. Shady Valley is also the name of the valley in which the town is located, between Holston Mountain on the northwest, and the Iron Mountains to the southeast. At 2,785 feet, it is the second-highest community in Tennessee.