Welcome to Falcon ...

The town of Falcon is primarily located in Cumberland County<1>. A portion of Falcon extends into Sampson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falcon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Falcon has a population of 294 people<2> (see below for details).

Falcon is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Falcon: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Falcon had an population of 294 people. This is an increase of 13.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Falcon had a population of 258 people. This makes Falcon the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 258 people, the population of Falcon decreased 21.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 328 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Falcon.

Communities Also Named Falcon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Falcon - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Falcon ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Spring Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <5>
• Dunn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <5>
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
• Benson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <5>
• Eastover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
• Lillington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
  • Lillington is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <5>
• Coats
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Coats is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <5>
• Roseboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboro
  • Roseboro is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboro <5>
• Stedman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Stedman is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stedman <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falcon ...

Looking for more information about Falcon? 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 Falcon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falcon.

Adding Falcon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falcon 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 for Falcon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Falcon post office opened in 1893.

We also found Falcon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falcon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falcon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/