Banks in Cherokee, NC

Bank branch map: Cherokee

Banks sit at the coordinates in their FDIC record; credit union offices at their NCUA address, located with the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Point at a marker for today's hours, tap it for the address, directions and the bank's site.

Short answer: 1 institution operates 1 location in Cherokee, according to the FDIC. 1 of them has coordinates on record and is on the map. 1 publish opening hours.

Positions are the regulators' own coordinates, or the Census Geocoder's point for the address, and can sit a few hundred feet from the door. Streets, buildings and parks come from OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap, with every street named as you zoom in; if that map cannot load, a simpler map drawn from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files takes its place. ATMs will follow with the Overture Maps import.

All banks in Cherokee

Sorted by number of local branches. Each branch shows where its hours and phone number come from.

Short answer: First Citizens Bank is the only bank with an office in Cherokee. Open any bank to see each address, today's hours where the bank publishes them and the phone number.

First Citizens Bank First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company · 1 branch · main office Raleigh, NC Bank · 1

First Citizens Bank has 1 branch in Cherokee, 196 across North Carolina and 518 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Raleigh, NC and show it operating since 1898. With $236.32 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 19 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Cherokee Branch at 701 Tsali Blvd dates to 1954 in FDIC branch records. Its published hours do not list Saturday.

• Cherokee Branch

  701 Tsali Blvd, 28719

  (828) 497-2041Today 9 am to 5 pm

  All hours

  Mon to Fri 9 am to 5 pm; Sat to Sun closed

  Hours: First Citizens Bank branch locator (All The Places), checked Oct 10, 2026

  DirectionsBranch page

First Citizens Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Banking in Cherokee: the local picture

Short answer: 1 bank runs 1 branch in Cherokee according to the FDIC. A population estimate for this place is not available from the Census Bureau, so branches per resident are not shown.

First Citizens Bank has its main office in Raleigh, NC, according to the FDIC.

The bank with the longest record here is First Citizens Bank, operating since 1898 according to the FDIC.

Of the 1 location with published hours. None open on Saturday.

Saturday hours in Cherokee

Short answer: None of the 1 Cherokee location with published hours lists Saturday hours.

Bank branches show hours only where the bank publishes them in a source this page uses. The source and date sit under each office. Banks and credit unions often close on Federal Reserve holidays; call ahead.

Chase, Bank of America and other national banks

Which big national banks have branches in Cherokee, and where the nearest one is if they do not.

Short answer: No branches in Cherokee: Chase (nearest in Asheville, 45 mi), Wells Fargo (nearest in Sylva, 9 mi), Bank of America (nearest in Asheville, 41 mi), PNC Bank (nearest in Franklin, 21 mi), U.S. Bank (nearest in Huntersville, 138 mi), Truist (nearest in Waynesville, 18 mi), Fifth Third Bank (nearest in Brevard, 37 mi), Huntington (nearest in Charlotte, 140 mi), Regions Bank (nearest in Highlands, 31 mi), TD Bank (nearest in Asheville, 40 mi), BMO.

Branch counts from FDIC BankFind as of September 5, 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Cherokee to the nearest branch in North Carolina.

What your savings could earn

National benchmarks and the best published offers, from the Banrox Bank Rates tracker. Enter your own balance and rate to compare.

Short answer: At the national average savings rate of 0.38%, $10,000 kept in savings for a year earns about $38. The best published savings rate in the tracker, 3.75% at CIT Bank, earns about $375. The national average 12-month CD pays 1.71%.

Rates are the banks' published APYs as tracked on the Banrox Bank Rates page, with the date next to each benchmark; they are not offers from Banrox and can change daily. Interest is before tax. The best offers are mostly online banks and are open to Cherokee residents like anyone else.

Banks near Cherokee

Nearby cities with at least two banks, by straight-line distance. Counts from FDIC BankFind.

Short answer: The closest towns with more choice are Bryson City (9 miles) and Sylva (10 miles). Waynesville, 18 miles away, has the most banks nearby: 6.

Bank branch openings and closings in Cherokee

FDIC branch records, between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026.

Short answer: FDIC branch records show no bank branch openings in Cherokee between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026. Closings and relocations are not tracked by the sources this page uses yet.

Largest banks in Cherokee by total assets

Ranked by each bank's total assets on its FDIC balance sheet, which covers the whole bank, not only its Cherokee offices.

Short answer: First Citizens Bank is the largest bank with offices in Cherokee, with $236.32 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, No. 19 among U.S. banks by total assets. Local deposit shares will follow once the FDIC Summary of Deposits is imported.

Total assets and ranks from FDIC BankFind as of June 30, 2026. Rank is among active banks that report total assets to the FDIC.

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