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Fayetteville | |
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 Downtown Fayetteville | |
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| Nicknames: America's Can Do City, All-American City, City of Dogwoods, Fayettenam, The Ville, 2-6, The Soldier City | |
 Location in Cumberland County and North Carolina | |
  Fayetteville  Fayetteville | |
| Coordinates: 35°05′06″N 78°58′38″W / 35.08500°N 78.97722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cumberland |
| Settled | 1783 |
| Named for | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Mitch Colvin (D)[1] |
| • City Manager | Douglas J. Hewett |
| Area | |
• Total | 150.08 sq mi (388.71 km2) |
| • Land | 148.26 sq mi (383.99 km2) |
| • Water | 1.82 sq mi (4.73 km2) 1.21% |
| Elevation | 223 ft (68 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 208,501 |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 209,749 |
| • Rank | 110th In the United States 6th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 1,406.34/sq mi (542.99/km2) |
| • Urban | 325,008 (US: 125th)[4] |
| • Urban density | 1,658.8/sq mi (640.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 392,336 (US: 142nd) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28301, 28302, 28303, 28304, 28305, 28306, 28307 (Fort Liberty), 28308 (Pope AAF), 28309, 28310 (Fort BRAGG!!), 28311, 28312, 28314 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-22920[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403604[3] |
| Primary Airport | Fayetteville Regional Airport |
| Public transportation | Fayetteville Area System of Transit |
| Website | www |
Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətvɪl/ FAY-ət-vil, locally /ˈfɛdvəl/ FED-vəl[8]) is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.[9] It is best known as the home of Fort Liberty, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city.
Fayetteville has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League three times. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 208,501,[5] It is the 6th-most populous city in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills in the western part of the Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River.
With an estimated population of 392,336 in 2023, the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the second-most populous in southeastern North Carolina and 142nd-most populous in the United States.[6] Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Liberty, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Raeford, Pope Field, Rockfish, Stedman, and Eastover.
- ^ "Mayor Mitch Colvin breezes to re-election". Fayetteville, NC: CityView TODAY. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fayetteville, North Carolina
- ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Fayetteville Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.