Map of Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Fayetteville is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 201,963. It lies at 35.0527°N, 78.8784°W, about 29 m above sea level. Fayetteville is about 457 km (284 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Apex, 76 km to the north.

Fayetteville at a glance

Where is Fayetteville?

• The 6th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Fayetteville

• Apex — 76 km north
• Cary — 83 km north
• Raleigh — 83 km north
• Goldsboro — 89 km northeast
• Chapel Hill — 97 km north
• Durham — 105 km north
• Wake Forest — 108 km north
• Wilson — 115 km northeast
• Wilmington — 125 km southeast
• Florence — 125 km southwest

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056
• Greenville — 90,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Fayetteville

• Fayetteville — Arkansas, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.