Census Data for Ridgecrest

As far as we can tell, Ridgecrest has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Ridgecrest, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Black Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
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• Montreat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <1>
• Old Fort
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <1>
• Chimney Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Rock is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <1>
• Lake Lure
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <1>
• Asheville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <1>
• Biltmore Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Weaverville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <1>
• Woodfin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
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• Fletcher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <1>
• Burnsville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
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  • Mars Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <1>
  • Mills River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mills River is located in Henderson County
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <1>
  • Hendersonville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <1>

Buncombe County ...

Ridgecrest is located in Buncombe County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Buncombe County.

Miscellaneous Information for Ridgecrest ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Buncombe County or the community of Ridgecrest:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Ridgecrest:
  • GNIS ID for Ridgecrest: 1022286
  • GNIS ID for Buncombe County: 1008538
  • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 021 (Buncombe County)
  • Place Code: 56520 (Ridgecrest)
  • State & County Code: 37/021 (North Carolina / Buncombe County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/56520 (North Carolina / Ridgecrest)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Ridgecrest is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Ridgecrest, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Ridgecrest. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Ridgecrest:28770<3>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Ridgecrest.