Welcome to Cape Fear ...

Cape Fear is located in Harnett County<1>.

Cape Fear is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cape Fear lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cape Fear: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Cape Fear ...

While we believe that this Cape Fear is located in Harnett County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Cape Fear. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brunswick and New Hanover County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cape Fear.

Communities near Cape Fear ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Fear.

Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
Fuquay - Varina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <4>
Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
Dunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dunn
- From Cape Fear to Dunn
Angier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angier is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Angier
- From Cape Fear to Angier
Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Erwin
- From Cape Fear to Erwin
Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benson
- From Cape Fear to Benson
Coats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coats
- From Cape Fear to Coats
Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broadway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Broadway
- From Cape Fear to Broadway
Wade
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wade
- From Cape Fear to Wade

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cape Fear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Fear.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cape Fear. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cape Fear.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Fear. See our Newspapers Page for Cape Fear.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Fear ...

Looking for more information about Cape Fear? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cape Fear, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Fear.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cape Fear - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Cape Fear area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Cape Fear area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.