| Official Name: | Barnardsville |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buncombe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.14 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 559 |
| Population Density Km2: | 61.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 158.40 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2339 |
| Coordinates: | 35.7819°N -82.4556°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28709[2] |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2812779 |
Barnardsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 559.[3]
Located on Ivy Creek, the settlement is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Barnard's Inn was established at the settlement by Hezekiah and Hester Barnard in the early 1800s.[4]
A post office was established in 1875.[5]
Barnardsville incorporated in 1959, and established its own police force and fire department. The town dissolved its incorporation in 1965 for financial reasons.[6]
Located at the settlement is an elementary school, a restaurant, a post office, many churches, and the Big Ivy Community Center, where Mountain Heritage Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of October.
| White alone (NH) | 501 | 89.62% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3 | 0.54% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 0.36% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 10 | 1.79% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 30 | 5.37% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13 | 2.33% | |
| Total | 559 | 100.00% |