Eastover, North Carolina | |
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Town | |
Eastover Community Center
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Motto: "Remembering Our Heritage, Creating Our Future" | |
Location in Cumberland County and the state of North Carolina. |
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Coordinates: 35°5′43″N 78°47′12″W / 35.09528°N 78.78667°WCoordinates: 35°5′43″N 78°47′12″W / 35.09528°N 78.78667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Cumberland |
Incorporated | 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Charles McLaurin |
Area | |
• Total | 11.34 sq mi (29.36 km2) |
• Land | 11.33 sq mi (29.34 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,628 |
• Density | 320/sq mi (123.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 28312 |
Area code(s) | 910 |
FIPS code | 37-19740 |
GNIS feature ID | 1020096 |
Website | www |
Eastover is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,628 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated on July 25, 2007.
The Robert Williams House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Eastover is located northeast of the center of Cumberland County at 35°5′43″N 78°47′12″W / 35.09528°N 78.78667°W (35.095278, -78.786556). It is 7 miles (11 km) northeast of downtown Fayetteville.
U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of the town as Dunn Road. Interstate 95 runs parallel to US 301 on the east side of town, with access from Exits 55, 56, and 58. I-95 leads northeast 82 miles (132 km) to the Rocky Mount area and southwest 91 miles (146 km) to Florence, South Carolina. Interstate 295 leaves I-95 at Exit 58 and heads west as a northern bypass of Fayetteville, while the southern terminus of U.S. Route 13 is also at Exit 58, with the highway leading northeast 50 miles (80 km) to Goldsboro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Eastover has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.4 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.08%, is water.