THE FUQUAY-VARINA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Outer Piedmont setting.
Fuquay-Varina town has 19.8 square miles of land in Harnett County, Wake County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Fuquay-Varina intersects 2 county geographies: Harnett County, Wake County. A Fuquay-Varina mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Fuquay-Varina by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Fuquay-Varina, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 9.2 percentage points lower than the 9.7% recorded for North Carolina. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fuquay-Varina town has 1 times the land area of nearby Holly Springs town (19.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

