Old houses and tight apartments off UT campus rarely come with laundry you can count on. Express Laundry Center is a short trip north with machines big enough for a whole house at once, card, Apple Pay, or quarters at the machine, and next-day wash and fold that hands your weekend back.
Life in the Fort means charming, aging homes carved into apartments, roommates sharing one broken basement washer, and dorm laundry rooms with a two-machine line at 9 PM. It adds up to hours you do not have during midterms.
We fix that in one trip. Express Laundry Center sits at 1021 Heiskell Ave in Northwest Knoxville, near North Broadway and I-275 — a straight shot up from campus. Load every machine you need at once, and be done in about an hour instead of babysitting a single unit all night.
The space is bright, attended, and genuinely clean, with free parking right at the door and free Wi-Fi so you can knock out a problem set while your clothes run. We are open 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM, seven days a week, with the last wash starting at 8:00 PM.
| Item | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 20 lb washer | $4.75 | One person's week |
| 40 lb washer | $6.75 | Roommates or bedding |
| 60 lb washer | $8.75 | Most of a house |
| 80 lb washer | $15 | Whole house or move-out |
| Wash & fold | $2.00 / lb | Drop off, ready next day |
| Large & bulky items | $15 / item | Comforters, pillows, pet beds, sleeping bags |
The real advantage for Fort Sanders is capacity. Our high-efficiency washers run from 20 lb up to 80 lb, plus large dryers that finish fast. A single 80 lb washer swallows a semester of neglected laundry, a whole apartment's worth of sheets and towels, or the game-day pile four roommates would rather split.
Instead of running five small loads back to back, you run one or two big ones and dry them together. That is the difference between a full evening and a quick errand between classes.
Not sure which size fits your pile? Our self-service washers page breaks down every machine, and the attendant on duty is happy to point you to the right one.
Some weeks you simply do not have an hour. Drop it off and let us handle it. Our wash and fold is $2.00 per pound, washed, dried, and neatly folded, ready the next day. Bring in a stuffed hamper on your way to campus and pick it up done.
It is the easiest way to stay on top of laundry during finals, right before a move, or when the semester just gets loud. Explore everything we handle on the services page, and if you want it even more hands-off, ask about pickup and delivery as an add-on to wash and fold — call us for current route pricing in your part of the Fort.
Pay however you like: quarters, a card, Apple Pay, or your reloadable loyalty card. Tap your card or phone to start — or use quarters, with change machines on the wall if you need them.
Reload your loyalty card and it earns Wash Points toward future washes, so the loads you already have to do quietly stack up toward perks. It is a small thing that adds up fast when laundry is a weekly ritual.
Prices are posted and predictable — helpful when you are budgeting on a student's schedule. Self-service washers run by size, wash and fold is billed by the pound, and bulky items are a flat rate each.
Split a big washer with roommates and the per-person cost drops even further. Right next to UT? Our laundromat near the University of Tennessee page covers the campus trip in detail.
From Fort Sanders, we are a short drive north toward North Broadway and I-275 — close enough to fold into an errand, far enough to skip the campus laundry-room crowd. Free parking at the door means you pull up, unload the trunk, and walk straight in.
Come do it yourself in about an hour, or drop it and go. Questions before you head over? Reach us at (865) 281-3381 or get in touch, and we will make sure your first trip is a quick one.
Call, email, or stop by 1021 Heiskell Ave in Knoxville — a real person will get back to you.