City in the United States
City in North Carolina, United States
Asheville
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Nickname(s): AVL, Land of the Sky
Motto(s): "Quality of Service, Quality of Life"
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 35°35′44″N 82°33′07″W / 35.59556°N 82.55194°W / 35.59556; -82.55194 Country United States State North Carolina County Buncombe Incorporated 1797 Named for Governor Samuel Ashe • Type Council–manager • Body Asheville City Council • Mayor Esther E. Manheimer • Council
Sandra Kilgore (vice mayor) S. Antanette Mosley Kim Roney Sheneika Smith Sage Turner Maggie Ullman
• 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) • Total 94,589 • Estimate (2023)
95,056 • Rank 11th in North Carolina • Density 2,080.20/sq mi (803.18/km2 ) • Urban
285,776 (US: 141st )[ 3] • 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[ 5] GNIS feature ID1018864[ 6] Website www .ashevillenc .gov
Asheville ( ASH -vil ) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina , United States.[ 7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina , and the state's 11th-most-populous city . According to the 2020 census , the city's population was 94,589,[ 8] up from 83,393 in the 2010 census .[ 9] It is the principal city in the three-county Asheville metropolitan area , which had an estimated population of 417,202 in 2023.[ 10] [ 4]
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^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications" . Federal Register . Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023 .
^ a b "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024 .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "GNIS Feature Search" . United States Geological Survey . June 17, 1980. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2015 .
^ "NACo County Explorer" . National Association of Counties. March 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020 .
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^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in North Carolina: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019" . City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2019 (Excel (XLSX)). United States Census Bureau. 13 May 2020. Asheville city, North Carolina. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF) . United States Office of Management and Budget . July 21, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023 .