Balfour

History

A post office called Balfour has been in operation since 1893. The community derives its name from Captain William Balfour Troy, the original owner of the town site.

Geography

Balfour is bordered to the south by Hendersonville, the county seat, and to the north by Mountain Home. U.S. Route 25 Business (Asheville Highway) is the main road through the community, leading south into Hendersonville and north to Interstate 26 and US 25. Downtown Asheville is north of Balfour. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.59%, are water. Mud Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the French Broad River, forms the eastern edge of the CDP.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,489
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  22,429
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  21,015
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  20,361
• Eastern Towhee

  Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,219
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  20,211
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,774
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  17,451

Most recent

• M 2.65 — 2026-03-24
  10 km SSW of Dillsboro, North Carolina
• M 2.73 — 2025-08-14
  7 km N of Columbus, North Carolina
• M 2.51 — 2023-11-04
  7 km WSW of Bryson City, North Carolina
• M 3.24 — 2023-06-04
  4 km NNW of West Canton, North Carolina
• M 2.76 — 2023-05-23
  4 km N of West Canton, North Carolina
• M 2.69 — 2022-12-08
  0 km S of Laurel Park, North Carolina