Road

Asheville is an easy drive from most of the eastern U.S., with convenient access to major highways, interstates and nearby major cities.

With only a 21-minute mean travel time to work in the Asheville Metro there is an excellent network of highways and interstates. I-26 runs up to Tennessee and down to South Carolina, I-40 takes you west to Knoxville, TN and east to Winston-Salem, and I-240 connects the two for seamless transitions. U.S. Highways 19/23, 25, 25A, 70, 74 run throughout the greater Asheville metro area, making travels and transportation simple and efficient. We’re also home to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, which follows the edge of our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, connecting Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks.

Our bike-friendly city showcases our commitment to sustainability. We have color-coded lanes, bike racks on city buses, bike lockers and a bike repair stations to make sure your wheels are always turning in the safest way possible.

Rail

Asheville is served by Norfolk Southern providing rail lines through Knoxville, TN to the west and Greenville, SC to the south. To the east, rail lines adjoin North Carolina’s 3,600-mile rail network approximately an hour away in Greer, SC.

Passenger service is available in Greenville, SC. Local facilities offer loading and unloading, while a piggyback service is also available.

Sea

Just over an hour away from Asheville is the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer, an innovative facility allowing for sustainable, quick and reliable moving of containers inland. Paired with interstate and rail connections to Port or Charleston (250 miles away) and Port of Savannah (285 miles away), companies located in Asheville benefit from knowing their goods have arrive on time with global access.

Utilities

Asheville utilities give your operations the leverage to conduct sustainable business efficiently and affordably.

Water

Asheville has some of the highest-quality water in the nation and the city goes the extra mile to ensure healthy and pure drinking water is available to its residents. In the process, our municipality maintains three water treatment plants, 30 pumping stations, 27 storage reservoirs, and Asheville City Water offers an excess capacity of 20M GPD.

Power 

Buncombe County is served by Duke Energy of the Carolinas and Asheville commercial electricity rates are well below the national average. Western North Carolina has made a name for itself as a leader in solar energy thanks in part to its competitive financing options.

Broadband

To put the world at your fingertips, a wide selection of business and residential internet providers are available in Buncombe County. In fact, 99.8% of Asheville has broadband coverage.

Natural Gas

Natural gas to commercial, industrial and residential customers in Western North Carolina is provided by PSNC Energy.