Asheville White Pages Records
Asheville white pages connect you to public records across the city and Buncombe County. About 94,000 people live in Asheville, the county seat and largest city in western North Carolina. You can search Asheville white pages to find people by name, look up addresses, and check public records from police, court, and property databases. The city runs one of the most complete open data portals in the state. Buncombe County also keeps deed records, tax files, and court data going back hundreds of years. Many of these sources are free to search.
Asheville Quick Facts
Asheville Police White Pages
The Asheville Police Department maintains public records that feed into white pages results. The department has events, arrests, and incidents from 2003 to the present in its system. The Records Unit provides public access to incident and accident reports at no cost. You can print or download reports from the police system, or call the Records Unit at (828) 259-5870 for help.
Online reporting is available for non-emergency incidents. Crash reports may be missing some fields due to the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. Federal law protects data like photos, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, phone numbers, and medical history. These fields are redacted from public copies. The Asheville Police main non-emergency number is 828-252-1110. The department is at 100 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801.
The Buncombe County Sheriff also runs a separate system for county-wide records. The Sheriff's P2C inmate catalog shows current detainees with photos. The Sheriff's Office detention facility can be reached at (828) 250-4550. Both the city police and the county sheriff records show up in Asheville white pages searches.
Asheville Open Data Portal
Asheville has one of the most comprehensive open data portals of any city in North Carolina. The city's public records page gives access to salaries, contracts, planning data, use of force reports, and demographics. The Development Services Department Portal covers permits, planning, and city services. This level of openness means that Asheville white pages results can pull from a wider range of sources than most other cities in the state.
City Council meeting materials are available from 2012 to the present. Full-text searching of City Council minutes goes back to 1984. The Simplicity portal links property owner information with trash pickup schedules, zoning data, and appraised values. You can look up any address in Asheville and see a wide range of data tied to that location. The City Clerk is at 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801, and the phone number is (828) 259-3400. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
The North Carolina Judicial Branch website provides statewide court access tools that also cover Asheville and Buncombe County cases.
Through this portal, you can search for case information from any North Carolina county, including Buncombe. This is useful when Asheville white pages results reference court cases from other parts of the state.
Court Records in Asheville
The Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court manages all court records for Asheville. The Clerk is Steven D. Cogburn. The courthouse is at 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801. Superior Court handles felonies and civil cases over $25,000. District Court covers misdemeanors, civil cases under $25,000, family law, juvenile matters, and traffic cases.
Public self-service terminals are available at the clerk's office for searching electronic records. You can also check court dates by phone at (828) 259-3402. Criminal background checks cost $25 using Form AOC-CR-314. Regular copies are $2 for the first page and $0.25 for each additional page. Certified copies cost $3. Exemplified copies run $10. Under N.C.G.S. 7A-109, the Clerk is the official custodian of all court records in the superior and district court divisions.
The eCourts portal provides online access to Buncombe County court records. You can search by party name or case number. This data includes names, charges, filing dates, and case status, all of which feed into Asheville white pages results.
Asheville Property White Pages
The Buncombe County Register of Deeds maintains property records dating back to the late 1700s when the county was formed. Records include deeds, mortgages, liens, easements, and plats. You can search online with a quick name search tool. The office is at 205 College Street, Suite 100, Asheville, NC 28801. Phone: (828) 250-4300.
Certified copies cost $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page. Non-certified copies are $0.25 per page. The office also handles marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, military discharge recording, and notary oaths. A property fraud notification service is available so owners get alerts when a document is filed under their name. This is especially useful for white pages users who want to track changes to property records in Asheville.
The eCourts portal below provides another way to access records that may appear in Asheville white pages searches.
Tax records for Asheville are maintained by the Buncombe County Tax Administration. The next reappraisal is set for January 1, 2026. Tax bills are mailed in early August and due September 1, with a grace period through January 5. You can search property values online by owner name, address, or parcel number.
Note: Buncombe County GIS maps are not legal documents and should not replace a licensed surveyor's review for property boundaries.
How to Get Asheville Records
The Buncombe County public records request page explains how to submit requests to specific departments. Inspection of records is free under N.C. General Statutes Chapter 132. Reproduction costs apply when you need copies. Most departments accept requests by email or through online forms.
For Asheville white pages searches, you may need records from several different offices. Here are the main contacts:
- Police Records Unit: (828) 259-5870
- City Clerk: (828) 259-3400
- Clerk of Superior Court: (828) 259-3400
- Register of Deeds: (828) 250-4300
- Sheriff's Office: (828) 250-4500
- County Administration: (828) 250-4000
GIS data is also available for download. Email mapping.questions@buncombecounty.org for GIS inquiries. The county's interactive mapping system shows tax parcels, zoning, flood zones, streets, and aerial imagery for all of Asheville.
Buncombe County White Pages
Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County, and all county government offices are in the city. Buncombe County maintains property records going back to its formation, an extensive court system, tax records, and a sheriff's office with online inmate data. For a full guide to Buncombe County white pages resources, office locations, and fee schedules, visit the county page.