Mamers, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Mamers, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Mamers
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 Km2:15.67
Area Land Km2:15.65
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:6.05
Area Land Sq Mi:6.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:814
Population Density Km2:52.02
Population Density Sq Mi:134.72
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:338
Coordinates:35.4161°N -78.9392°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:27552
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-40860
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584325

Mamers ([2] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 826 at the 2010 census.[3] 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.

Geography

The community is in west-central Harnett County in Upper Little River Township. U.S. Route 421 is the main road through the northern side of the community, and Old US Highway 421 runs through the center. Lillington, the county seat, is 7miles to the east, and Sanford is to the west. Immediate neighbors of Mamers are Luart to the east and Ryes to the west.[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mamers CDP has a total area of 15.7km2, of which 0.02km2, or 0.15%, are water.[3]

Prominent nearby landmarks include the community United States Post Office (ZIP Code 27552).[5] Mamers is in the Boone Trail Elementary School district as well as in the Western Harnett middle and high school districts.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: NC Pronunciation Guide. WRAL. August 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mamers CDP, North Carolina. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 13, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213112154/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740860. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Book: Powell, William S. . William S. Powell . 1968 . The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places . Chapel Hill . University of North Carolina Press . 0-8078-1247-1.
  5. Web site: GNIS Mamers Post Office . GNIS.