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Welcome to Carlos ...

Carlos is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Carlos is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carlos: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Carlos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Carlos - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carlos ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dunn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Erwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Benson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
    • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
  • Lillington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coats
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Stedman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Carlos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlos. 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 Carlos.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlos ...

Looking for more information about Carlos? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carlos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlos.

Adding Carlos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlos in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Carlos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carlos post office opened in 1885. The Carlos post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlos - 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 Carlos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Carlos 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/