Ridgecrest, North Carolina

Ridgecrest is an unincorporated community in eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, off Interstate 40/U.S. Route 70. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Ridgecrest Conference Center, Camp Ridgecrest for Boys and Camp Crestridge for Girls. All three facilities are operated by the newly founded Ridgecrest Foundation and are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The conference center and summer camps were purchased by the Ridgecrest Foundation on December 30, 2020. Both summer camps are run under the direction of Phil Berry.

Geography

Ridgecrest is located at coordinates, approximately east-northeast of Black Mountain, west-northwest of Old Fort, northeast of Swannanoa, east-northeast of Asheville and southwest of Washington, D.C. The ZIP Code for Ridgecrest is 28711.