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ZIP 28801, Buncombe

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🇺🇸Buncombe, North Carolina · United States

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Poor fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Amenities — 87 amenities mapped nearby

Schools — 6 schools within range

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Safety — based on limited evidence

Property confidence — based on limited evidence

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Jennifer Reed to be Buncombe Schools' 2nd ever woman superintendent Asheville Citizen-Times

Jennifer Reed is the new permanent superintendent for Buncombe County Schools, only the second woman to hold the role.

3 days ago Read article

Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for Aug. 27-31 Asheville Citizen-Times

How much did a home near you sell for? See recent property transfers in Buncombe County and the city of Asheville.

3 days ago Read article

Nine Buncombe schools improve letter grades for 2025-26 school year Asheville Citizen-Times

Nine Buncombe County schools improved their letter grades this year, the highest number in over a decade.

1 week ago Read article

NC man sentenced for sexually assaulting 15-year-old he had groomed on Snapchat WIS10

The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced that a North Carolina man was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old he had groomed on Snapchat.

1 week ago Read article

Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for Aug. 22-26 Asheville Citizen-Times

How much did a home near you sell for? See recent property transfers in Buncombe County and the city of Asheville.

1 week ago Read article

Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

25 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.

Score dashboard

OSM Sep 2026 · ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Safety

Bottom 1%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

🔥 Wildfire: None on record

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Community demographics

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Population

14,691

Median household income

$58,438/yr

Median home value

$548,100

Price-to-income ratio

Median home ÷ median household income

9.4×

Expensive

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Crime & Safety

North Carolina · United States national statistics

80/100

Safety score based on North Carolina region averages

Safety score estimated from national crime statistics for this region.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

🔥 No wildfire history

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Schools in this area

NCES Common Core of Data · 6 schools

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Healthcare 0

Shops 0

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 0

Parks 0

Community 0

Transport 0

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Public transit

Score 18/100

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Car-dependent area

No public transit infrastructure data is available for this ZIP area. This typically reflects rural or very low-density suburban areas.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS · USGS · NIFC/WFIGS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods, earthquakes or wildfires recorded near this area since 2006.

Drug & substance activity

Drug offense data at ZIP-code level is not publicly reported in the FBI CDE dataset. City-wide violent and property crime rates are used for the safety score.

Affordability

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Median household income

$58,438/yr

Median home value

$548,100

ZIP area population

14,691

Price-to-income ratio

9.4×

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