Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, home to about 94,535 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805 and 28806, and parts of 28704, 28715 and 28732 are in Asheville too.
Homes sold for a median of $306 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 5 were seller’s markets.
All in Asheville
Mostly Asheville; also Biltmore Forest and Royal Pines
Mostly Asheville; also Woodfin
Mostly Asheville
Mostly Asheville; also Emma and Bent Creek
Part is in Asheville, part in Royal Pines and Avery Creek
Part is in Asheville
Mostly Fletcher; part is in Asheville
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA508 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Asheville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Asheville had 94,589 residents in the 2020 census, up 37% since 2000.
It’s the 11th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Buncombe County grew from 44,288 residents in 1900 to 269,452 in 2020.
Buncombe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Asheville, NC weather station (about a mile away).
127,409 jobs at 9,863 businesses in Buncombe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5,893 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Asheville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 545 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 927 |
| Dentists | 211 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1,005 |
| Mental health providers | 2,513 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 558 |
| Optometrists | 39 |
| Chiropractors | 95 |
| Pharmacies | 74 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (60 nearby)
Grocery stores (26 nearby)
Pharmacies (9 nearby)
Libraries (7 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1797.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Buncombe County Schools, Asheville City Schools, Asheville PEAK Academy and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 224 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Emma ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–4 | 277 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Estes ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–4 | 754 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Hall Fletcher ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 318 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Haw Creek ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 402 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Ira B Jones ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 369 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Isaac Dickson ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 390 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Johnston ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–4 | 217 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Lucy S. Herring ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 255 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Oakley ElementaryAsheville | Pre-K–5 | 502 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Sand Hill-Venable ElemAsheville | Pre-K–4 | 590 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Asheville PEAK AcademyAsheville | K–6 | 161 | Charter | 1.9 mi |
| Buncombe County Schools Virtual AcademyAsheville | K–12 | 296 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Claxton ElementaryAsheville | K–5 | 405 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Evergreen Community CharterAsheville | K–8 | 430 | Charter | 3.6 mi |
| Francine Delany New SchoolAsheville | K–8 | 193 | Charter | 2.3 mi |
| IC ImagineAsheville | K–12 | 1,239 | Charter | 3.9 mi |
| Mountain City Public MontessoriAsheville | K–7 | 137 | Charter | 1.2 mi |
| West Buncombe ElementaryAsheville | K–4 | 580 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Woodfin ElementaryAsheville | K–5 | 111 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Eblen IntermediateAsheville | 5–6 | 566 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Koontz IntermediateAsheville | 5–6 | 725 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| The Franklin School of InnovationAsheville | 5–12 | 717 | Charter | 4.9 mi |
| Asheville MiddleAsheville | 6–8 | 670 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Reynolds MiddleAsheville | 6–8 | 490 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Erwin MiddleAsheville | 7–8 | 545 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Asheville HighAsheville | 9–12 | 1,221 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Center for Career InnovationAsheville | 9–13 | 41 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Early CollegeAsheville | 9–13 | 271 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Erwin HighAsheville | 9–12 | 1,013 | Public | 5.1 mi |
And 4 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville Catholic SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–8 | 222 | Roman Catholic | 3.8 mi |
| Asheville Waldorf SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–8 | 104 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| Carolina Day SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–12 | 587 | Nonsectarian | 3.7 mi |
| Emmanuel Lutheran SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–8 | 109 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.9 mi |
| Hawthorn Montessori SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–K | 17 | Nonsectarian | 3.3 mi |
| Julia Street Montessori SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–K | 6 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| Odyssey Community SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–12 | 121 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
| Rainbow Community SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–8 | 171 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain Christian AcadenyAsheville | Pre-K–12 | 203 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 5.1 mi |
| Temple Baptist SchoolAsheville | Pre-K–12 | 180 | Baptist | 2.2 mi |
| Canterbury Classical SchoolAsheville | K–12 | 133 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.2 mi |
| The New Classical AcademyAsheville | K–8 | 75 | Nonsectarian | 3.6 mi |
| French Broad River Academy Boys ProgramAsheville | 6–8 | 125 | Nonsectarian | 4.8 mi |
| French Broad River Academy-Girls ProgramAsheville | 6–8 | 59 | Nonsectarian | 4.3 mi |
| Hanger Hall SchoolAsheville | 6–8 | 83 | Nonsectarian | 2.7 mi |
| Eliada AcademyAsheville | Ungraded | 14 | Nonsectarian | 4.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Fletcher, Woodfin, Royal Pines, Avery Creek, Emma, Hoopers Creek, Biltmore Forest and Bent Creek.
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