Mamers ( is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Harnett County,
North Carolina
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, United States. The population was 826 at the 2010 census.
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
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.
Geography
The community is in west-central Harnett County in
Upper Little River Township.
U.S. Route 421 is the main road through the northern side of the community, and Old US Highway 421 runs through the center.
Lillington, the
county seat
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, is to the east, and
Sanford is to the west. Immediate neighbors of Mamers are
Luart to the east and
Ryes
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to the west. According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Mamers CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.15%, are water.
Prominent nearby landmarks include the community
United States Post Office
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(
ZIP Code 27552).
Mamers is in the Boone Trail Elementary School district as well as in the Western Harnett middle and high school districts.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in Harnett County, North Carolina
Census-designated places in North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
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