Local servicesHospitalPark Ridge Health Hospital4.9 miPost officeFletcher Post Office3.4 miTown hallFletcher City Hall3.3 miPoliceFletcher Police Department3.3 miFire stationFletcher Fire and Rescue Department Station 21.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth College Asheville8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL5.5 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT86 miInterstateI-264.9 miUS highwayUS 253.5 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS73 miCoachAshevilleSunway Charters12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28732 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28732 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:14 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:35 am – 5:20 pm
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People19,279 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.17,326 householdsMedian household income $81,852Median home value $376,700Median rent $1,366 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,035 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 9,290 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 15%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 22 minutes76% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 6%, Russian or other Slavic 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 29°F50 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month August10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days9 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Asheville Rgnl Ap station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsPisgah National Forestnational forest · 2.9 mi · 510,983 acresTown of Fletcher - Fletcher Community Parkrecreation area · 3.2 mi · 60 acresTown of Fletcher Open Spacerecreation area · 4.1 mi · 94 acresChimney Rock State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 7,095 acresThomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.4 miCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 12.3 mi · 269 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200536 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHenderson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Buncombe County, NC, 12 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFletcher Academy INCserves 790 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,252 ft686 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
