Swannanoa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

Swannanoa is located several miles west of Black Mountain just prior to Oteen and eastern Asheville.

With plenty of trails and forest land it is a beautiful mountain area enriched with manufacturing history of the once Beacon Blanket Mill.

[7] President Donald Trump twice visited the town to survey the damage and meet survivors.

[8] Swannanoa is located in eastern Buncombe County between Asheville and Black Mountain.

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,021 people, 1,614 households, and 837 families residing in the CDP.

[11] The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention formerly operated the Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center in Swannanoa for delinquent boys, including those without sufficient English fluency.

He went on to play in the National Football League for the Super Bowl XXXVII Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.