About Asheville North Carolina
Asheville ( ASH-vil) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina and the state's 12th-most populous city. According to the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 94,589, up from 83,393 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, which had a population of 424,858 in 2010, and of 469,015 in 2020.
- Population (approx.): 89,000
- Geo coordinates: 35.54203700, -82.64471900
- Postcodes: 28801, 28815, 28810, 28816, 28804, 28806, 28805, 28803, 28814, 28802
Things to Do and See In Asheville
- Asheville Art Museum (near Biltmore Avenue and Southwest Pack Square): The Asheville Art Museum is the only community-based nonprofit visual art organization in Western North Carolina (WNC) and is Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is located on the center square of downtown Asheville, 2 South Pack Square at Pack Place. http://www.ashevilleart (...).
- Jackson Building (Asheville, North Carolina) (near South Market Street and South Pack Square): The Jackson Building is a 140 ft (43m) 15-story buildinghttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=jacksonbuilding-asheville-nc-usa, Retrieved on 2009/01/27. in Asheville, North Carolina which was completed in 1924 in Pack Square downtown. It was the first skyscraper in western North Carolina. (...).
- Asheville Police Department (near South Spruce Street and Marjorie Street): The Asheville Police Department (APD) is a nationally accredited police department and the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 72,789 people within of the municipality of Asheville, North Carolina. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/3702140.html (...).
- Asheville Female College (near Church Street and Patton Avenue): The Asheville Female College was the first institution of higher education in the western portion of North Carolina, founded as the Asheville Female Seminary in 1841 by John Dickson, M.D. and Rev. Erasmus Rowley, D.D (...).
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (near Broadway Street and East Walnut Street): The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) is an exhibition space and resource center located at 56 Broadway in downtown Asheville, North Carolina dedicated to preserving and continuing the legacy of educational and artistic innovations of Black Mountain College (BMC) (...).
- Firestorm Cafe & Books (near Commerce Street and Buncombe Street): Firestorm Cafe & Books is a worker-owned and self-managed "anti-capitalist business" located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Named after the Firestorm, this infoshop operates with an eye on creating a sustainable, radical community event space (...).
- The Bon Marché Building of Asheville, North Carolina (near Battery Park Avenue and Wall Street): The Bon Marché Building of Asheville, North Carolina was built in 1923 by E.W. Grove for the store's owner, Solomon Lipinsky.http://toto.lib.unca.edu/booklets/live_and_invest/jpeg/lai0014.jpg This was several years before Grove began construction on nearby Grove Arcade, one of Asheville’s most (...).
- Tupelo Honey Cafe (near College Street and Patton Avenue): Tupelo Honey Cafe is a restaurant located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, specializing in Southern cooking. The restaurant was established in 2000. The current owner is Stephen Frabitore and the executive chef is Brian Sonoskus (...).
- WRES-LP (near Vanderbilt Place and Haywood Street): WRES-LP (100.7 FM) is a non-commercial low-power FM (LPFM) radio station located in Asheville, North Carolina, that features a mixture of Urban Contemporary, Jazz, Gospel and news and information targeted to the area's African-American population (...).
- The Orange Peel (near Hilliard Avenue and Biltmore Avenue): The Orange Peel is a music venue located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. It has a capacity of 1,050 people and has hosted many well-known acts, including Black Label Society, GWAR, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, Deadmau5, the Beastie Boys, The Black Keys, Lauryn Hill, Ice Cube, Megadeth, (...).
- U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville) (near Haywood Street and Page Avenue): U.S. Cellular Center (known as Asheville Civic Center until November 2011) is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena, in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1974. (...).
- Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville (near Haywood Street and Flint Street): The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence the Deacon & Martyr is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The basilica was designed and built-in 1905 by Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino along with his fellow architect R. S (...).
- WSFM-LP (near Haywood Street and North French Broad Avenue): WSFM-LP, known as 103.3 Asheville FM, is a low-power radio station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina which began broadcasting on May 18, 2015. (...).
- McCormick Field (near Ball Park Road and Buchanan Avenue): McCormick Field is a baseball stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the home field of the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team. As befits the hilly city of Asheville, the ballpark sits on a section of level ground partway up one of the city's hills, providing a picturesque atmosphere (...).
- Memorial Stadium (Asheville) (near Hunt Hill Place and Edgehill Avenue): Memorial Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Asheville, North Carolina. The stadium was completed in 1925 to serve as a regional athletic and special events facility. Memorial Stadium is not to be confused with the similarly named Asheville High School Memorial Stadium (...).
- Beaucatcher Mountain (near Trailridge Road and Vance Gap Road): Beaucatcher Mountain is located in a portion of the Appalachian Mountain Range known as the Great Craggy Mountains, in Asheville, North Carolina. Its name was said to have been coined by James W. Patton, who once teased his sister-in-law, Charlotte Kerry, after watching her stroll the mountainside (...).
- Congregation Beth Israel (Asheville, North Carolina) (near Murdock Avenue and Glenns Creek Greenway- Eastern Segment): Congregation Beth Israel is a Conservative synagogue located at 229 Murdock Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 1899 as Bikur Cholim, it was an Orthodox breakaway from Asheville's existing synagogue (...).
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville (near Broadway Street and West T Weaver Boulevard): The Botanical Gardens at Asheville (10 acres), also known as the Asheville Botanical Gardens, are non-profit botanical gardens located at 151 W. T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, North Carolina. The gardens are open daily with free admission, though donations are welcome (...).
Roads In Asheville
- Interstate 40 in North Carolina
- Interstate 240 (North Carolina)
- Interstate 26
- U.S. Route 19
- Lexington Avenue
- Blue Ridge Parkway
Airports In Asheville
- Asheville Regional Airport
Nearby Towns and Suburbs of Asheville
- Woodfin is 3 miles to the north-west.
- Fletcher is 11 miles to the south.
- Mills River is 14 miles to the south.