Timberlake North Carolina Map

About Timberlake, North Carolina

Timberlake is a locality in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. Timberlake is located at 34.9738°N, 78.9795°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27583.

Timberlake lies low and wide, where the land softens into the sandy loam of the North Carolina Sandhills. It lies 7.9 miles south-west of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 226°T), and is situated 1.9 miles west of Hope Mills. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a dry, resinous perfume that clings to everything. Creeks, shallow and meandering, trace faint lines through the dense stands of pine and oak, their waters the color of weak tea. The landscape is one of quiet persistence, a place where nature has not been entirely tamed, but rather, coaxed into a working partnership. Fields, often marked by their sandy soil, stretch out under a sky that can shift from brilliant, cloudless blue to a bruised, heavy gray with startling speed. Historically, Timberlake’s story is tied to the fertile crescent of the Cape Fear River basin, a region that has always been about agriculture and the slow, steady work of the land. The economy here has long been shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, with tobacco and cotton once dominating the fields that now increasingly yield soybeans and corn. There are whispers of older times, of families who cleared these woods and built lives from the earth, their legacy etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of cultivation and the quiet strength of the people who remain. While not a bustling hub, Timberlake possesses a grounded character, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where a sense of community is as palpable as the humid summer air.

About This Timberlake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Timberlake, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.973775, -78.979474. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Timberlake and Cumberland County.

Detailed location data for Timberlake includes the ZIP code (28348), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Cumberland County (Fayetteville), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Timberlake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.