Bunnlevel, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Bunnlevel
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harnett
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19.66
Area Land Km2:19.58
Area Water Km2:0.09
Area Total Sq Mi:7.59
Area Land Sq Mi:7.56
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:516
Population Density Km2:26.36
Population Density Sq Mi:68.26
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:138
Coordinates:35.31°N -78.7725°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:28323
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-08880
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584311

Bunnlevel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) along U.S. Highway 401 in Stewarts Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 552 at the 2010 census.[2] It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

History

Bunnlevel was originally named "Bunn's Level" after a local resident Joseph Bunn who established the first Post Office April 6, 1846. The community was later incorporated in 1921 as "Bunnlevel" but has since been inactive as a municipality. Another incorporation movement here failed in 1961. Early prominent families included Elliott, McDougald, McNeill, McLean, Walker, Spears, Buie, Bunn, Byrd, Chance, Thomas, Hobbs and Hicks.

Thorbiskope was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography

The community is in southern Harnett County along U.S. Route 401, 7miles south of Lillington, the county seat, and north of Fayetteville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bunnlevel CDP has a total area of 19.66km2, of which 19.58sqkm are land and 0.09km2, or 0.44%, are water.[2]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bunnlevel CDP, North Carolina. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 13, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213111609/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3708880. February 13, 2020. dead.