City of Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge is where you want to be to live, work and play. Whether it is a safe community with low crime, top-rated schools, high-paying jobs, cultural activities, parks, greenways and waterways, you will find it in Oak Ridge.

The City anchors the Oak Ridge Corridor, approximately 22 miles northwest of Knoxville, and is home to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12 National Security Complex and the East Tennessee Technology Park. Oak Ridge occupies a southern portion of Anderson County and an eastern portion of Roane County. Two major interstates (I-40 and I-75) intersect just minutes from Oak Ridge.

The City is a heritage tourism destination, home of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, and boasts several museums including the American Museum of Science and Energy, Children’s Museum, Oak Ridge History Museum, the K-25 History Museum, and the Y-12 History Center, which tell the story of how Oak Ridge was built and the science and technology changing the world today.