Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:15 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:36 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 25°F45 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days4 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Candler 1 W station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Mountainpeak · 1.0 miDunsmore Mountainpeak · 1.0 miStony Bald Overlook MP 402.6trailhead · 3.2 miAsheville Buncombe Tech Community College Enka Sitecollege · 4.3 miBig Ridge Overlook MP 403.6trailhead · 3.3 miEnka Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPisgah View State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 499 acresPisgah National Forestnational forest · 7.6 mi · 510,983 acresCity of Asheville - Carrier Parkrecreation area · 8.5 miEliada Homepark · 8.6 miUncastate recreation area · 11.2 miThomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200527 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202311 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBuncombe County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured97 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Buncombe County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Ashevilleserves 157,431 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,231 ft680 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMission Hospital10.4 miPost officeEnka Post Office4.1 miTown hallCanton Municipal Building7.8 miPoliceCanton Police Department7.8 miFire stationUpper Hominy Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 21.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPisgah Elementary School1.4 miCollegeAsheville Buncombe Tech Community College Enka Site4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL10 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS75 miInterstateI-403.8 miUS highwayUS 233.6 miAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV47 miCoachAsheville Asheland AveGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28728 ZIP area.
