THE FAYETTEVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Atlantic Southern Loam Plains setting.
Fayetteville city has 148.3 square miles of land in Cumberland County. Its Census reference point is in Atlantic Southern Loam Plains, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fayetteville and Cumberland County
Fayetteville is associated with Cumberland County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Fayetteville by land and water
The Census records 1.82 square miles of water within Fayetteville, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Cumberland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fayetteville city has 6.3 times the land area of nearby Spring Lake town (23.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

