Welcome to Fuquay - Varina ...

The town of Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County<1>.

The location of Fuquay - Varina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fuquay - Varina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1964.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fuquay - Varina has a population of 30,404 people<3> (see below for details).

Fuquay - Varina is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Fuquay - Varina: (919) and (984)<5>

Websites for Fuquay - Varina ...

Official Website: www.fuquay-varina.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fuquay - Varina had an population of 30,404 people. This is an increase of 69.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 284.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fuquay - Varina had a population of 17,937 people. This makes Fuquay - Varina the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Fuquay - Varina represents 0.19% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,937 people, the population of Fuquay - Varina increased 127.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,898 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fuquay - Varina.

Communities near Fuquay - Varina ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fuquay - Varina.

• Raleigh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Cary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
• Apex
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Apex is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <6>
• Garner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>
• Morrisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <6>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Angier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <6>
• Erwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Benson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Lillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fuquay - Varina ...

Looking for more information about Fuquay - Varina? 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 Fuquay - Varina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fuquay - Varina.

Adding Fuquay - Varina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fuquay - Varina post office opened in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fuquay - Varina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fuquay - Varina: www.fuquay-varina.org/

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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