Asheville, North Carolina
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Asheville (/ˈæʃvɪl/ 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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Asheville | |
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Nickname(s): AVL, Land of the Sky | |
Motto(s): "Quality of Service, Quality of Life" | |
Coordinates: 35°35′44″N 82°33′07″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Buncombe |
Incorporated | 1797 |
Named for | Governor Samuel Ashe |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Body | Asheville City Council |
• Mayor | Esther E. Manheimer |
• Council | Members[1]
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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 (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 ID | 1018864[6] |
Website | www |
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