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Welcome to Leicester ...

Leicester is located in Buncombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leicester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Leicester is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leicester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Leicester: 828

The ZIP code for Leicester: 28748<3>

Communities Also Named Leicester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Leicester - they are located in Massachusetts, New York and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leicester.

Communities near Leicester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leicester.

  • Asheville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mills River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Woodfin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaverville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mars Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Clyde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
  • Marshall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leicester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leicester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leicester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leicester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leicester. See our Newspapers Page for Leicester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leicester ...

Looking for more information about Leicester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Leicester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leicester.

Adding Leicester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leicester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leicester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leicester post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leicester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leicester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Leicester). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Leicester or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/