Woodfin is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

The town is named for Nicholas Washington Woodfin, a renowned lawyer and statesman of early North Carolina, under whom Governor Zebulon Vance clerked as an attorney.

Many neighborhoods within the community bear names tied to the industry, such as "Martel Village" and "Company Bottom".

Starting in the 1990s, however, the town has experienced new residential growth, due primarily to the influx of new residents to western North Carolina.

Woodfin's economy today is a mix of large- and small-scale manufacturing, combined with a variety of residential and commercial districts.

[8] Woodfin is located in central Buncombe County, bordering the north side of the city of Asheville.

The town is governed by a seven-member board consisting of a mayor and six council members.

The board meets at 5:00 PM on the third Tuesday of every month, held at the Woodfin Town Hall.