Welcome to Wade ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wade has a population of 585 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Wade is within the (910) area code.

The ZIP code for Wade: 28395<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wade had an population of 585 people. This is an increase of 5.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wade had a population of 556 people. This makes Wade the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 556 people, the population of Wade increased 15.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 480 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Wade - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Wade ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Hope Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Spring Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (5 miles [8 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wade ...

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

Adding Wade to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wade post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wade in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wade. 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/