Asheville, NC
The Asheville metropolitan area is a metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Asheville, North Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau and other entities, as comprising the four counties of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Madison.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Economic region with 420,000 residents
- Description: metropolitan area in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “11700”, “Asheville metropolitan area”, “Asheville metropolitan statistical area”, “Asheville, NC Metro Area”, and “Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area”
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 2½ miles south of Asheville, NC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Candler and Leicester.
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 4 miles south of Asheville, NC.
Leicester
Hamlet
Leicester is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina United States; although incorporating was proposed in 2007 and an incorporation bill was briefly filed in the North Carolina General Assembly, no measure has been adopted. Leicester is situated 4 miles north of Asheville, NC.
Enka
Quarter
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. Enka is situated 4 miles southeast of Asheville, NC.
Asheville, NC
- Category: metropolitan statistical area
- Location: North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Asheville, NC” goes by many names.
- French: “aire métropolitaine d’Asheville”
- French: “Aire métropolitaine d’Asheville”
- German: “Metropolregion Asheville”
- Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Asheville”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Asheville”
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