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Welcome to Fenix ...

Fenix is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Fenix is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fenix: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Fenix ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hope Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Raeford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
    • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
  • Red Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Pauls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stedman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Parkton
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Fenix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fenix.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenix ...

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

Adding Fenix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fenix 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 Fenix was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenix.

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 Fenix - 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 Fenix area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Fenix 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.