Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina | |
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Downtown Asheville | |
| Nickname(s): AVL, Land of the Sky | |
| Motto(s): "Quality of Service, Quality of Life" | |
Location in Buncombe County and North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′44″N 82°33′07″W / 35.59556°N 82.55194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Incorporated | 1797 |
| Named after | Governor Samuel Ashe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Asheville City Council |
| • Mayor | Esther E. Manheimer (D) |
| • Council | Members
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| Area | |
• Total | 45.86 sq mi (118.76 km2) |
| • Land | 45.47 sq mi (117.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) 0.85% |
| Elevation | 2,134 ft (650 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 94,589 |
• Estimate (2024) | 94,992 |
| • Rank | 11th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 2,080.20/sq mi (803.18/km2) |
| • Urban | 285,776 (US: 141st) |
| • Urban density | 1,149.6/sq mi (443.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 417,202 (US: 131st) |
| Demonym | Ashevillan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 28801–28806, 28810, 28813–28816 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-02140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1018864 |
| Website | ashevillenc.gov |
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Asheville (/ˈæʃ.vɪl/ ASH-vill) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populous city in Western North Carolina and the state's 11th-most populous city with a population of 94,589 at the 2020 census. The four-county Asheville metropolitan area has an estimated 422,000 residents.