Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
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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.
Bunnlevel, North Carolina | |
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  Bunnlevel  Bunnlevel | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 78°46′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.59 sq mi (19.66 km2) |
| • Land | 7.56 sq mi (19.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 516 |
| • Density | 68.3/sq mi (26.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28323 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-08880[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584311[2] |
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]