Auto License Tags
Auto license tags need to be purchased within a 30 day period upon relocating to the state. Bring your car title, proof of insurance and odometer reading to the following license tag offices:
Innsbruck Mall, 85 Tunnel Road, 828-252-8526
Asheville West Plaza, 153 Smoky Park Hwy, 828-667-2104
Driver's License
New residents need to apply for a North Carolina driver's license within a 30 day period upon relocating to the state. Written tests and eye exams are required. You are also able to register to vote at the DMV office. Please visit the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles at one of the following locations:
600 Tunnel Road, 828-298-4544
1624 Patton Avenue, 828-251-6065
Register to Vote
To vote in city, county, state and federal elections, you must be a United States citizen, at least 18 years old, mentally sound and not under conviction of a felony. You must register 30 days prior to the election you wish to vote in. You may register to vote in Asheville and Buncombe County immediately after establishing residency.
Registration may be done by mail or in person at the Board of Elections office, the Pack Memorial Library and several other locations. Call for the nearest registration site. (Or, if you also need to get a NC driver's license, you may register to vote at the DMV office.) The Buncombe County Board of Elections phone: 828-255-5123.
Cable
Charter Communications, 1-800-955-7766
Electricity
Progress Energy, 1-800-452-2777
Natural Gas
Public Service Co. of North Carolina, 1-877-776-2427
Sewer
Metropolitan Sewer District, 828-254-9646
Telecommunications
BellSouth, 1-888-757-6500
Water
Asheville Department of Water Resources, 828-251-1122
Public Schools
Asheville City Schools, 828-350-7000
Buncombe County Schools, 828-255-5921
Population
Asheville, 72,789
Buncombe County, 222,174
Asheville MSA, 398,009
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