Riceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.

It is located some 60 miles southwest of Knoxville, and midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in closer proximity, between Athens and Calhoun.

[5] McMinn County Schools operates public schools, including Riceville Elementary School.

[7] Riceville Is almost home to private Christian school Valley Christian Academy (K-8) it will be expanding into a high school as well to cater to grades 9–12.

This McMinn County, Tennessee geography–related article is a stub.