Fayetteville | |
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Nickname(s): America's Can Do City, All-American City, City of Dogwoods, Fayettenam, The Ville, 2-6, The Soldier City | |
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 |
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 | |
• Total | 208,501 |
• Rank | 110th In the United States 6th in North Carolina |
• Density | 1,406.34/sq mi (542.99/km2) |
• Urban | 325,008 (US: 125th)[3] |
• Urban density | 1,658.8/sq mi (640.5/km2) |
• Metro | 520,378 (US: 108th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28301–28314 |
Area codes | 910, 472 |
FIPS code | 37-22920[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 2403604[2] |
Primary Airport | Fayetteville Regional Airport |
Website | www |
Fayetteville is a large city in southeast North Carolina. In 2020, 208,501 people lived there.[4] It has grown a lot in the past few decades.
The city was settled around 1762.
Fort Bragg is an army base north of Fayetteville. It provides over 15,000 jobs to people in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville State University, Carolina College of Biblical Studies, and Methodist University are in Fayetteville.