Enka is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on U.S. Routes 19, 23, and 74 Business near the interchange of Interstates 26, 40, and 240. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 28728. The American Enka Company, incorporated in 1928,built what became the nation's largest rayon-producing factory. The Dutch name of the rayon company was Nederlandse Kunstzijdefabriek, and it is from the Dutch phonetic pronunciation of the initial letters N and K of the firm's name that "Enka" is derived. In 1929 the company began developing a community plan that included employee houses and became known as Enka Village. Enka Village is now a historic community and is part of the city of Asheville.
The WNC Regional MLS is not responsible for the accuracy of the information listed above. The data relating to the real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange Program and the WNC Regional MLS, and is provided here for consumers personal, non-comercial use. It may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Real Estate listings held by brokerage firms other than the office owning this website are marked with the IDX logo and detailed information about the name of the listing brokers. Data provided is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.