Asheville, North Carolina | |
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Downtown Asheville | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Nickname(s): AVL, Land of the Sky | |
| Motto(s): "Quality of Service, Quality of Life" | |
 Location in Buncombe County and North Carolina | |
  Asheville Location within North Carolina  Asheville Location within the United States | |
| 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 for | Governor Samuel Ashe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Asheville City Council |
| • Mayor | Esther E. Manheimer (D) |
| • 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 | ashevillenc.gov |
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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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