Local Wiki
Cumberland County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Monday of each month at 6:45 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301.
- Register of Deeds
- Andra S. Brewington · 910.678.7775 · abrewington@cumberlandcountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/admin-services/governing-body/board-of-commissioners/agendas-minutes
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected from single-member districts to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Kirk deViere (District 2). Vice Chair: Toni Stewart (District 1). Other members elected by district.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (8)
- Eastover (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Falcon
- Godwin
- Hope Mills (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Linden
- Spring Lake (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Stedman
- Wade (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Cumberland County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (16)
- Beaver Dam Volunteer Fire Department of Cumberland County
- Bethany Rural Fire Department, Inc.
- Cotton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Cumberland Road Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Eastover Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Fayetteville Fire Department
- Godwin-Falcon Fire Department, Inc.
- Grays Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Hope Mills Fire Department
- Pearces Mill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Spring Lake Fire Department
- Stedman Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Stoney Point Fire Department, Inc.
- Vander Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Wade Community Fire Department, Inc.
- Westarea Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Drainage (1)
- Flea Hill Drainage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Fayetteville Metro Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)