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Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville, North Carolina
City
City of Fayetteville
Iron Mike statue in front of the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Downtown Fayetteville
Iron Mike statue in front of the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Downtown Fayetteville
Nickname(s): All-America City, Fayettenam, 2-6, The Ville
Location in Cumberland County and the state of North Carolina.
Location in Cumberland County and the state of North Carolina.
Coordinates: 35°3′9″N 78°52′41″W / 35.05250°N 78.87806°W / 35.05250; -78.87806Coordinates: 35°3′9″N 78°52′41″W / 35.05250°N 78.87806°W / 35.05250; -78.87806
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 (/ˈfətˌvɪl/) 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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