Bunnlevel, North Carolina

Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Bunnlevel is located in North Carolina
Bunnlevel
Bunnlevel
Location within North Carolina
Bunnlevel is located in the United States
Bunnlevel
Bunnlevel
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 78°46′21″W / 35.31000°N 78.77250°W / 35.31000; -78.77250
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.59 sq mi (19.66 km2)
 • Land7.56 sq mi (19.58 km2)
 • Water0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
[2]
138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
516
 • Density68.3/sq mi (26.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28323
Area codes910, 472
FIPS code37-08880[3]
GNIS feature ID2584311[2]

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. As of the 2020 census, Bunnlevel had a population of 516.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Geography

The community is in southern Harnett County along U.S. Route 401, 7 miles (11 km) south of Lillington, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) north of Fayetteville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bunnlevel CDP has a total area of 7.59 square miles (19.66 km2), of which 7.56 square miles (19.58 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.09 km2), or 0.44%, are water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020516—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bunnlevel, North Carolina
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bunnlevel CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, p. 75, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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