Buncombe County has announced that the City-County Bureau of Identification (ID Bureau) will move from its current location at 52 Coxe Ave., Asheville, to a new address at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville. The relocation will take effect on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
To facilitate the move, the ID Bureau will be closed on Friday, July 25 and Monday, July 28. During these days, no appointments will be scheduled and walk-in services will not be available.
The ID Bureau offers services such as concealed handgun permits and employment fingerprinting. Its regular hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For additional information or questions about services during the transition period, individuals can call (828) 250-4665 or email [email protected].
According to Buncombe County officials, “This relocation is part of Buncombe County’s broader capital improvement initiative designed to enhance public service delivery, improve accessibility, and reduce the maintenance burden of aging facilities.”
Recent data shows that in Buncombe County school districts during the 2022-23 school year, college readiness rates varied among students taking ACT exams. For example, among senior students taking the science portion of the ACT, about 28.5% were considered ready for college while for juniors it was approximately 30.1%. Similar patterns were observed in reading and math portions; for seniors taking reading tests it was around 41.1%, and for juniors it was roughly 43.2%. In math, about 25.6% of seniors met college readiness benchmarks compared to approximately 32.7% of juniors (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/).
