Is Asheville safe? United States travel risk
Is Asheville safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Asheville scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Asheville scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Asheville: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 35.5707° N, 82.5537° W in North Carolina, Asheville features an altitude of 649 m. The settlement is located 614.4 km NE from Washington.
North Carolina
35.5707° N, 82.5537° W
649 m
America/New_York
295,040
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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