What County Is Asheville, North Carolina In?

Asheville is in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Asheville city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
3702140
Representative coordinates
35.570972, -82.552725
Land area
117.794 km²
Water area
0.995 km²
State
North Carolina
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County boundaries in Asheville

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Coordinates of Asheville

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Elevation at the representative point

628 m · 2,061 ft. USGS ground estimate at 35.570972, -82.552725. USGS 3DEP terrain. Terrain cell (nominal): 1 m. Vertical datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in Asheville

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Census ZIP areas

28704 · 28715 · 28732 · 28801 · 28803 · 28804 · 28805 · 28806

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