About Fayetteville North Carolina

The City of Fayetteville is a thriving community located in the Sandhills region of southeastern North Carolina and is the seat of Cumberland County. Raleigh, the state’s capital, is approximately 65 miles north of Fayetteville, and Charlotte, a major commercial center, is about 200 miles to the west of the city. Fayetteville is located adjacent to Interstate Highway 95, a major north-south corridor that links the city to Washington D.C., Baltimore and New York to the north, and to Charleston, Orlando and Miami to the south. Interstate 295 – the Fayetteville Outer Loop - is currently being built around the western side of the city, which will further increase the Fort Bragg and the city’s direct access to Interstate 95. The 39-mile outer loop with provide connectivity to the region that has previously been unseen. The bypass is about half-way completed now and will be fully completed by 2025. State highways also link the city to the beaches along the southeast coast of the State and to the mountains in the west. Fayetteville encompasses portions of Fort Bragg and is adjacent to Pope Army Airfield. The bases add significantly to the Fayetteville area economy and to the culture of the community.

There are a lot of changes taking place across the city and for those who have not been here recently, the last 20 years have seen unprecedented development and changes, changing the city in so many ways. We have a revitalized downtown area, complete with retail shops and dining establishments, and that area is still seeing a large amount of growth, in part due to a new 40+ million dollar baseball stadium in our downtown area that is home to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, an Astros affiliate and Class-A Advance baseball team. Coupled with that, we are seeing 80+ million dollar private investment project take place right next door to the stadium, where investors revitalized an historic hotel, The Prince Charles, into 59 one and two bedroom luxury apartments, known now as The Gathering at Prince Charles. Also next to the stadium, and currently under construction, is a soon-be-high-rise building; a Hyatt Place hotel and a 110,000 square foot office building, both of which are planned to be completed by the summer of 2021.

Fayetteville has a plethora of historic sites, museums, local breweries, local sporting events, and shopping areas across the city as well; more details can be found at VisitFayettevilleNC.com under Things to Do.

Source: fayettevillenc.gov