Editing Spring Lake, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Spring Lake is located in northwestern Cumberland County. It is bordered to the south by the city of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], the Cumberland County seat, to the west by [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]] and [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]] counties, and to the north by [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett County]]. Large portions of the town limits are occupied by [[Pope Air Force Base]] and parts of Fort Bragg.

North Carolina Highways [[North Carolina Highway 87|87]] and [[North Carolina Highway 24|24]] run concurrently through the town, leading south {{convert|11|mi}} to downtown Fayetteville. NC 87 leads north {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford]], while NC 24 runs northwest {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Carthage, North Carolina|Carthage]]. [[North Carolina Highway 210]] leads northeast {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Lillington, North Carolina|Lillington]] and southeast as Murchison Road {{convert|10|mi}} to downtown Fayetteville.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Spring Lake has a total area of {{convert|60.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|59.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.88%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The Little River, a tributary of the [[Cape Fear River]], runs the length of the town from west to east, passing north of the town center.

It includes sections of the [[Fort Bragg]] property, including [[Pope Field]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st37_nc/place/p3764180_spring_lake/DC20BLK_P3764180.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Spring Lake town, NC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|page=2 (PDF p. 3/5)|quote=Pope Army Airfield}}</ref>