Welcome to Spring Lake ...

The town of Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Spring Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Lake: Spring Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spring Lake has a population of 12,055 people<3> (see below for details).

Spring Lake is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Spring Lake: (910)

Websites for Spring Lake ...

Official Website:   www.spring-lake.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.springlakenc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spring Lake had an population of 12,055 people. This is an increase of 0.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spring Lake had a population of 11,964 people. This makes Spring Lake the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Spring Lake represents 0.13% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,964 people, the population of Spring Lake increased 47.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,098 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spring Lake.

Communities Also Named Spring Lake ...

While we believe that this Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Spring Lake. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mecklenburg and Wilson County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 35 communities that are also named Spring Lake - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (3), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spring Lake ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Hope Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <5>
• Erwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Raeford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raeford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raeford
  • Raeford is located in Hoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raeford <5>
• Eastover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
• Lillington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Stedman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Vass
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
  • Vass is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <5>
• Wade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <5>
• Parkton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
  • Parkton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <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 Spring Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Lake ...

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

Adding Spring Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spring Lake post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Spring Lake: www.spring-lake.org/

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

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