Express Laundry Center sits on Heiskell Avenue, only a few minutes from Western Heights. Bright, attended, and easy to pay in — card, Apple Pay, or quarters — with high-efficiency washers up to 80 pounds, next-day wash & fold, and free parking right at the door. Open every day, 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
Western Heights sits in the same Northwest Knoxville pocket as our store, so getting a full load of laundry done here doesn't mean a cross-town trip. From the neighborhood's streets off Tennessee Avenue and Beaumont, our doors on Heiskell Avenue are only a few minutes away, tucked just off North Broadway near the I-275 interchange.
We're honest about it: our building isn't inside Western Heights itself. It's the closest full-service laundromat to it, and for most folks in the neighborhood that's a shorter drive than you'd spend circling for a parking spot elsewhere. Pull in, park free at the door, and you're washing in minutes.
If you'd rather skip the trip entirely, we also offer pickup & delivery as an add-on to wash & fold. See the full list of neighborhoods we cover on our service area page.
Western Heights runs on families, longtime homeowners, and renters, and everybody's laundry pile looks a little different. Our floor is built for all of it. High-efficiency washers range from 20 to 80 pounds, so a single person's weekly load and a family's mountain of towels, sheets, and work clothes both have a machine that fits.
Self-service pricing is straightforward: $4.75 for 20 lb, $6.75 for 40 lb, $8.75 for 60 lb, and $15 for the big 80 lb machines. The large dryers move fast, so you're folding and heading home instead of babysitting a slow cycle. Take a closer look at how it all works on our self-service laundry page.
Nobody in Western Heights should be stuck paying for laundry one way only. Tap your card or phone with Apple Pay, use your reloadable loyalty card, or drop in quarters — change machines are on site if you need them. Tap, start, done.
Regulars earn Wash Points on every visit, so the loads you'd be doing anyway add up to rewards over time. Reload the card whenever you like and pay straight from the balance, which is handy on a busy weekend when the neighborhood decides to catch up on laundry all at once.
Some weeks there's just no time to sit through a wash. Drop your bag with us and pick it up clean, folded, and ready to put away. Our wash & fold service is $2.00 per pound with next-day turnaround, handled by our attended team right here in the store.
Got something oversized? Comforters, quilts, sleeping bags, and other bulky pieces are $15 per item, washed in our big machines instead of crammed into a home washer that can't handle them. Our large-item laundry page has the details on what we take.
Our store is attended during all open hours, so there's a real person around if a machine gives you trouble or you have a question. The floor stays clean, the lighting is bright, and there's free Wi-Fi if you want to answer a few emails or let the kids watch something while the dryers run.
Parking is free and right at the door, which matters when you're carrying a heavy basket. We're open 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM, seven days a week. The last wash starts at 8:00 PM. Questions before you come by? Call (865) 281-3381 or check directions on our location page.
Call, email, or stop by 1021 Heiskell Ave in Knoxville — a real person will get back to you.