Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:01 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:20 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, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksMethodist Universitycollege · 2.4 miWooded Lakelake · 1.7 miCollege Lakelake · 1.7 miFayetteville State Universitycollege · 6.3 miVaughn Hillpeak · 7.8 miWest Newton Hillpeak · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarver's Creek State Parkstate park · under a mile · 4,499 acresCollege Lakes Parkpark · 3.0 miTokay Parkrecreation area · 4.6 miAverasboro Battlefield State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.1 mi · 124 acresFayetteville Fish Hatcherystate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 233 acresRhodes Pond Game Landstate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 461 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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
Elevation196 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center5.6 miPost officeTokay Annex Post Office4.9 miTown hallSpring Lake Town Hall5.4 miPoliceSpring Lake Police Department5.4 miFire stationWestarea Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryHoward Hall Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighPine Forest High Schoolunder a mileElementaryLong Hill Elementary School1.4 miCollegeMethodist University2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY12 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU50 miInterstateI-2951.3 miUS highwayUS 4011.3 miAmtrakFayetteville, NC FAY7.8 miCoachFayetteville Bus StationFlixBus7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28309 ZIP area.
