Big high-efficiency machines, next-day wash & fold, and a short drive south down I-75. Express Laundry Center on Heiskell Ave is built for the week's worth of laundry a Powell household actually generates.
Family laundry doesn't come in small piles. Between sports uniforms, work clothes, towels, and a bedspread that always seems to need washing, a Powell household can generate a mountain by the weekend. Cramming that through one home washer means five or six loads and a Saturday that disappears.
Express Laundry Center is set up for exactly that volume. We run high-efficiency washers from 20 lb up to 80 lb, so you can spread a full week across a few large machines and wash everything at once. It's a locally owned Express Laundry Center franchise, bright and attended, with free parking right at the door and free Wi-Fi if you'd rather answer email than fold. Best of all, you're in and out in about an hour instead of chained to the dryer all afternoon.
Payment is up to you. Tap a card or Apple Pay at the machine, use quarters from our change machines, or reload your loyalty card and earn Wash Points as you go.
| Item | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Self-service washer (20 lb) | $4.75 | Everyday loads |
| Self-service washer (40 lb) | $6.75 | A family's regular week |
| Self-service washer (60 lb) | $8.75 | Bigger weekly loads |
| Self-service washer (80 lb) | $15 | A full week in one cycle |
| Wash & fold (drop-off) | $2.00 / lb | Ready next day |
| Large & bulky items | $15 / item | Comforters, pillows, pet beds |
| Pickup & delivery | Call for pricing | Add-on to wash & fold |
The math is simple. One 80 lb washer holds what would take four or five cycles in a standard home machine. Load it, start it, and the whole family's laundry washes together in a single pass. Our large dryers finish the job fast, so you're folding and heading home while a home setup would still be on its third load.
That's the real draw for busy Powell families: time back. A trip that used to eat an entire weekend afternoon becomes a quick stop. Bring the kids, use the free Wi-Fi, and treat the whole week's laundry as one errand instead of a chore that never quite ends.
Some weeks you just don't have the hour. Our wash & fold service takes the whole job off your plate: drop your laundry off, and we wash, dry, and neatly fold it for you, ready the next day. It's $2.00 per pound, with no sorting, no folding, and no waiting around.
For Powell families juggling work, school runs, and weekend activities, drop-off is the easy button. Hand us the hamper on your way through town and pick up clean, folded laundry the following day. If you'd rather not make the drive at all, ask about pickup & delivery as an add-on to wash & fold, described below.
Home washers choke on the big stuff. A king comforter, a couple of pillows, a pet bed, or a sleeping bag from the last camping trip rarely fit, and forcing them in wrecks the machine and the item. Our large washers handle them easily.
We clean large & bulky items for $15 per item, so seasonal bedding and oversized pieces come back fresh and fully dry instead of damp in the middle. See our large-item laundry page for what we take and how it works. It's the simplest way to freshen the household bedding without gambling on your own machine.
From Powell, we're a straightforward run down I-75 toward downtown. Express Laundry Center sits at 1021 Heiskell Ave in Northwest Knoxville, near North Broadway and I-275, so it's an easy few-minute detour on trips you're likely already making into town. Free parking sits right at the front door, so hauling in a full week of laundry is quick.
We're open 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM, seven days a week, so early mornings and evenings after work both fit. The last wash starts at 8:00 PM. Get directions and hours on our location page, or call (865) 281-3381 if you want to time your visit.
Pay with quarters, a card, Apple Pay, or your loyalty card, and the rates are posted plainly:
Reload your loyalty card and earn Wash Points toward future washes. Questions before you come? Reach us at (865) 281-3381 or hello@expresslaundrytn.com.
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