Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:01 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:19 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F48 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days53 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fayetteville (pwc) station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksFayetteville State Universitycollege · under a mileGlenville Lakelake · under a mileFayetteville Technical Community Collegecollege · 2.4 miCountry Club Lakelake · 2.2 miWest Newton Hillpeak · 7.9 miVaughn Hillpeak · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Fayetteville - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkrecreation area · under a mileCity of Fayetteville - Glenville Lake and Mazarick Memorial Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 237 acresCarver's Creek State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 4,499 acresFayetteville Fish Hatcherystate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 233 acresBushy Lake State Natural Areastate park · 16.4 mi · 6,180 acresRaven Rock State Parkstate park · 25.5 mi · 4,921 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200646 mi away, near Rowland, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCumberland County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025251 of 365 days measured114 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 74main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cumberland County monitors, NC
Drinking waterFayetteville Public Works Commserves 226,441 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation130 ft40 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center1.0 miPost officeFayetteville Main Post Office1.4 miTown hallFayetteville City Hall1.4 miPoliceFayetteville Police Department1.4 miFire stationFayetteville Fire Department Station 14under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 2 otherHighRamsey Street High Schoolunder a mileHighCross Creek Early College High Schoolunder a mileElementaryTeresa C Berrien Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeFayetteville State Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY5.8 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU56 miInterstateI-95 Bus1.8 miUS highwayUS 401 Busunder a mileAmtrakFayetteville, NC FAY1.4 miCoachFayetteville Bus StationFlixBus1.5 miTransit63 stops within a mileFayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28302 ZIP area.
