Enka
Enka is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on U.S. Routes 19, 23, and 74 Business near the interchange of Interstates 26, 40, and 240. It has a post office with the ZIP code 28728.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter
- Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Enka, NC” and “Enka, North Carolina”
- Postal code: 28728
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Pisgah Academy.
Mount Pisgah Academy
School
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Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding and day school located in Candler, North Carolina, United States, near Asheville. The academy is named after the Mount Pisgah of biblical reference as well as its proximity to Mount Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mount Pisgah Academy is situated 2 miles northwest of Enka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Candler and Bent Creek.
Candler
Village
Candler is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on North Carolina Highway 151 and U.S. Routes 19, 23, and 74 Business, at an elevation of 2,122.7 feet. Candler is situated 2 miles west of Enka.
Bent Creek
Village
Bent Creek is a census-designated place in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,287 at the 2010 census. The Bent Creek area has mountain bike trails within the Pisgah National Forest. Bent Creek is situated 3½ miles southeast of Enka.
Coburn
Locality
Coburn is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Coburn is located along US 74, West of Candler and East of Canton. At one time, Coburn was a whistle stop for the Southern Railway on the Murphy Branch. Coburn is situated 6 miles west of Enka.
Enka
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: City of Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.54983° or 35° 32′ 59″ northLongitude
-82.65013° or 82° 39′ 1″ westElevation
2,070 feet (631 metres)United Nations Location Code
US ENKOpen location code
867VG8XX+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 153867133OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
4465391Wikidata ID
Q5379009
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