Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:15 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:35 am – 5:21 pm
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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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBrown Mountainpeak · under a mileBlake Mountainpeak · 1.0 miLake Julianlake · 1.1 miMorgan Lakelake · 1.6 miUS 25 MP 388.9trailhead · 2.4 miI-26 Overpass MP 391.8trailhead · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPisgah National Forestnational forest · 2.0 mi · 510,983 acresRosscraggon Parkpark · under a mileLake Julian Parkpark · under a mile · 684 acresThomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.8 miUncastate recreation area · 9.5 miChimney Rock State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 7,095 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 200531 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202321 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
Elevation2,270 ft692 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCare Partners Hospital5.5 miPost officeSkyland Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFletcher City Hall3.9 miPoliceFletcher Police Department3.9 miFire stationSkyland Fire and Rescueunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 2 middle, 1 highHighRoberson High Schoolunder a mileMiddleKoontz Intermediate School1.1 miElementaryEstes Elementary School1.2 miCollegeSouth College Asheville4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL3.5 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS86 miInterstateI-262.1 miUS highwayUS 25under a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV44 miCoachAshevilleSunway Charters7.8 miTransit15 stops within a mileAsheville Rides Transit (ART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28776 ZIP area.
