Fayetteville, North Carolina
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
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| City | |
| City of Fayetteville | |
Iron Mike statue in front of the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Downtown Fayetteville
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| Nickname(s): All-America City, Fayettenam, 2-6, The Ville | |
 Location in Cumberland County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°3′9″N 78°52′41″W / 35.05250°N 78.87806°WCoordinates: 35°3′9″N 78°52′41″W / 35.05250°N 78.87806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cumberland |
| Settled | 1762 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Nat Robertson (R) |
| • City Manager | Ted Voorhees |
| Area | |
| • City | 147.7 sq mi (382.6 km2) |
| • Land | 145.9 sq mi (377.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 263 ft (80 m) |
| Population (2013 estimate) | |
| • City | 204,408 |
| • Density | 1,401/sq mi (541.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 377,193 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28301, 28302, 28303, 28304, 28305, 28306, 28307 (Fort Bragg), 28308 (Pope AAF), 28309, 28310 (Fort Bragg), 28311, 28312, 28314,28387,28374 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-22920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020226 |
| Website | Official website |
Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətˌvɪl/) is a city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, 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 2010 census it had a population of 200,564, with an estimated population of 204,408 in 2013. It is the sixth-largest municipality 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 in 2013 of 210,533 people, the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Raeford, Pope Field, Rockfish, Stedman, and Eastover. Fayetteville's mayor is Nat Robertson, who is serving his second term.
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