Timberlake, Cumberland County
Timberlake, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Timberlake, Cumberland County.
| City | Timberlake |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.973775 |
| Longitude | -78.979474 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
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: 27583.0.
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.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Timberlake, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Timberlake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Timberlake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |