Asheville, North Carolina
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Asheville is a ceety an the coonty seat o Buncombe Coonty, North Carolina, Unitit States.[6]
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Asheville, North Carolina | |
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Downtown Asheville and surrounding area | |
Eik-name(s): "Land of the Sky"[1] | |
Motto(s): "Quality of Service, Quality of Life" | |
Location in Buncombe Coonty an the state o North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°34′48″N 82°33′21″W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | North Carolina |
Coonty | Buncombe |
Incorporatit | 1797 |
Named for | Govrenor Samuel Ashe |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Esther Manheimer |
• Cooncil Members | Cecil Bothwell, Brian Haynes, Julie Mayfield, Gordon Smith Gwen Wisler Keith Young |
Area | |
• Ceety | 117.2 km2 (45.3 sq mi) |
• Laund | 116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) 0.66% |
Elevation | 650 m (2134 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Ceety | 89,121 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 89,121 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 238,318 |
• Metro | 424,858 |
• Demonym | Ashevillian |
US Census Bureau offeecial | |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastren) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 28801-06, 28810, 28813-16 |
Area code(s) | 828 |
FIPS code | 37-02140[4] |
GNIS featur ID | 1018864[5] |
Website | www |
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