Map of Asheville, United States

Asheville is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 95,056. It lies at 35.6009°N, 82.5540°W, about 649 m above sea level. Asheville is about 610 km (379 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Johnson City, 81 km to the north.

Asheville at a glance

Where is Asheville?

• The 10th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Asheville

• Johnson City — 81 km north
• Greenville — 84 km south
• Spartanburg — 92 km southeast
• Kingsport — 105 km north
• Hickory — 111 km east
• Gastonia — 129 km east
• Knoxville — 130 km west
• Rock Hill — 158 km southeast
• Gainesville — 185 km southwest
• Columbia — 226 km southeast

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Greenville — 90,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.