Asheville City Information

Population: 69,193

Elevation: 2134 feet

Area: 40.9 square miles

Location: Asheville lies in the Western part of North Carolina at the junction of Interstates
24, & 240. It is 126 miles east of Charlotte, and 115 miles west of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time

National Holidays:
New Year's Day Jan. 1
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day 3rd Mon. in Jan.
President's Day 3rd Mon. in Feb.
Memorial Day last Mon. in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day 1st Mon. in Sept.
Thanksgiving Day 4th Thurs. in Nov.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dec. 24 and 25
New Year's Eve Dec. 31
Airport certified for carrier operations nearest to Asheville:
Asheville Regional (about 11 miles; Asheville, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Asheville:
Meyers (about 14 miles; Candler, NC; ID: N39)
Hendersonville (about 22 miles; Hendersonville, NC; ID: 0A7)
Transylvania County (about 23 miles; Brevard, NC; ID: 22W)

LIBRARY: ASHEVILLE: Buncombe Library System: 67 Haywood Street. Almost 500,000 books with over 27,000 audio materials, 9,500 videos as well as a host of subscriptions.

Getting Around:

Air Travel
The Asheville Regional Airport is served by Continental Express, Delta Connection, carriers ASA and COMAIR, US Airways and US Express.

Asheville Scooter Rental and Tours
Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway, discover Asheville's lively downtown or tour Biltmore Village on a fun and easy-to-ride scooter. Asheville Scooter Rental & Tours delivers the scooters to you at your hotel, bed & breakfast or residence within Asheville city limits. Sanitized helmet, scooter maps and other equipment included with rental. Call 828-216-1231 for information and reservations.

Blur Ridge Parkway
Considered the nation's most scenic highway, the 470-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds through the Blue Ridge Mountains, through Asheville and into the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Numerous overlooks, roadside exhibits and hiking trails make a trip along the Parkway a delight year-round. The Parkway intersects Asheville at US 25, US 70, US 74 & NC 191.

Bus Service
Local: Asheville Transit System
National: Greyhound bus lines