Origin city · Fentress County, TN · 2026
Moving from Jamestown, TN
Moving out of Jamestown? About 2,077 residents in Fentress County, and a small community, so an outbound interstate load is normally consolidated onto a trailer already routed nearby — book further ahead and expect a wider delivery window. Start with the distance to where you are actually going — it sets the cost band, the delivery window, and whether you drive it in a day.
Residents
2,077
County
Fentress
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0
Two clocks run on any move out of Jamestown, and they do not match. Yours: Georgia, the closest destination covered here at about 330 miles, is a single long day at roughly 6 hr with stops. Your furniture's: a 2–4-day delivery window, because an interstate trailer consolidates several households heading the same way.
Worked example · Jamestown, TN → Texas
3 bedrooms · 942 mi · 2–5-day delivery window
Full-service interstate, 3 bedrooms
$3,875–$7,850
A 3 bedrooms to Texas is what this origin looks like priced end to end. The drive is roughly 17 hr 30 min — the delivery window is the number that governs your first week.
What shapes an outbound move from Jamestown
Jamestown is the only incorporated place the Census records in Fentress County, so an outbound load here is effectively the county's moving market. Carriers route a trailer through the area rather than dispatching one for a single shipment, which is why booking lead time does more for your date than anything else.
Fentress County is an interior Tennessee county, bordered by Putnam County, Cumberland County, Overton County, and Scott County — all inside Tennessee. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by Tennessee law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
Against all 137 Tennessee places, Jamestown ranks 124th. At that size an outbound interstate load is consolidated rather than dispatched, so the realistic lever is when you book, not who you book.
Fentress County has grown about 6.3% since 2020 — roughly 1,163 more residents. In a county absorbing arrivals that fast, local crews spend most of the summer on inbound work, so an outbound load date in June, July or August competes directly with it. Book six to eight weeks out for a peak-season departure here, or take an off-peak date and pay materially less.
Fentress County is the 68th-largest of Tennessee's 95 counties, with about 0.3% of the state's residents. Outbound loads from counties this size are usually picked up by a carrier routed through the area, so a flexible load date is worth more here than it is in the state's biggest metro.
The largest county bordering Fentress County is Putnam County, with 83,844 residents, larger than this one, so agents based there often cover both. That move stays inside Tennessee and is intrastate.
How far Jamestown is from where people move
Measured from Tennessee's population-weighted centre rather than Jamestown — this site holds metro coordinates only for its corridor cities, so treat these as corridor-scale figures. The drive column is your car; the delivery window is your furniture, and the two are not the same number.
| Destination | Miles | Drive | Delivery window | 2-bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 330 | 6 hr | 2–4 days | $1,700–$3,425 |
| North Carolina | 464 | 8 hr 45 min | 2–4 days | $2,000–$4,025 |
| Florida | 648 | 12 hr | 2–5 days | $2,275–$4,600 |
| Texas | 942 | 17 hr 30 min | 2–5 days | $2,675–$5,400 |
| Colorado | 1,262 | 23 hr 15 min | 3–7 days | $3,100–$6,250 |
| Arizona | 1,688 | 31 hr 15 min | 4–8 days | $3,575–$7,250 |
| Idaho | 1,882 | 34 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,775–$7,625 |
| Nevada | 1,964 | 36 hr 30 min | 4–8 days | $3,850–$7,775 |
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Jamestown to Texas by home size
The same 942-mile lane as the example above, priced across every home size. Swap in any other destination from the table further up and the shape holds — only the mileage changes. Every figure comes from the same rate model as the quote quiz, so nothing on this site disagrees with anything else on it.
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,300 | $1,975 | $2,650 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,725 | $2,600 | $3,475 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,675 | $4,038 | $5,400 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,875 | $5,863 | $7,850 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $5,700 | $8,600 | $11,500 |
Licensing
Is your move out of Jamestown interstate?
A move that starts and ends inside Tennessee is an intrastate move, governed by Tennessee law rather than by the FMCSA. Different licence, different complaint process, and usually different pricing — intrastate work is commonly billed hourly while interstate work is billed on weight and distance. Verify a mover's state authority with the Tennessee agency that oversees motor carriers before you book, and do not assume a USDOT number alone covers an in-state move.
The moment your shipment crosses the Tennessee state line it is an interstate move under federal law. The carrier must hold active FMCSA operating authority — a USDOT number plus household-goods authority — must give you the federal "Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move" booklet, and must price the move against a published tariff rather than an hourly rate. You can check any USDOT number yourself on the FMCSA SAFER system before you sign anything.
General information, not legal advice. See your rights on an FMCSA interstate move, the interstate moving checklist, and car shipping if a vehicle travels separately.
Moving from Jamestown: common questions
Georgia is about 330 miles, North Carolina is about 464 miles, and Florida is about 648 miles. Measured from Tennessee's centre rather than from Jamestown, because this site holds metro coordinates only for its corridor cities — treat these as corridor-scale figures and confirm door-to-door mileage with your carrier. A loaded interstate shipment on the shortest of those delivers in a 2–4-day window.
Population figures are US Census estimates. Distances are geometric road estimates from this site's documented model, not routed door-to-door mileage. Cost ranges are informational estimates from the published rate model — not quotes or binding estimates. We are a referral service, not a motor carrier; verify any mover's USDOT number on FMCSA SAFER before you sign.