Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:02 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:20 am – 5:08 pm
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People37,140 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.615,187 householdsMedian household income $58,563Median home value $172,000Median rent $1,312 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,803 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 15,641 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 14%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 22 minutes77% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 9%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F45 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days71 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fayetteville Rgnl Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Fayetteville (pwc)
Nearby landmarksArran Lakelake · under a mileJ C Keith Lakelake · 1.8 miFayetteville Technical Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miFayetteville Beauty Collegecollege · 4.6 miWest Newton Hillpeak · 6.5 miCaisson Hillpeak · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFayetteville Fish Hatcherystate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 233 acresLake Rim Parkpark · 2.9 miHope Mills Municipal Parkpark · 3.9 miCarver's Creek State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 4,499 acresNicholson Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 1,021 acresBushy Lake State Natural Areastate park · 19.1 mi · 6,180 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 200640 mi away, near Rowland, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200640 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
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation202 ft62 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCape Fear Valley Medical Center3.2 miPost officeCumberland Post Office1.8 miTown hallHope Mills Town Hall4.0 miPoliceHope Mills Police Department4.0 miFire stationFayetteville Fire Department Station 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 elementary, 4 middle, 1 highElementaryBrentwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighSeventy-First High School1.3 miMiddleSeventy-First Classical Middle School1.4 miCollegeFayetteville Technical Community College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY6.6 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU60 miInterstateI-2952.7 miUS highwayUS 401 Byp1.5 miAmtrakFayetteville, NC FAY6.3 miCoachFayetteville Bus StationFlixBus6.1 miTransit3 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 28304 ZIP area.
