Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol metropolitan area

The Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, United States, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It was formed in December 2003 by the merger of the Bristol, VA MSA and Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA MSA.

Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA
Broad Street in Downtown Kingsport
Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA CSA
Country United States
State Tennessee
Virginia
County
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 298,494 (though a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 305,629).

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