Buies Creek, North Carolina

Buies Creek, North Carolina
Location of Buies Creek, North Carolina
Location of Buies Creek, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°24′29″N 78°44′29″W / 35.40806°N 78.74139°W / 35.40806; -78.74139
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Harnett
TownshipNeills Creek
Area
 • Total
3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2)
 • Land3.02 sq mi (7.84 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation184 ft (56 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,253
 • Density1,075.37/sq mi (415.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27506
Area codes910, 472
FIPS code37-08760[3]
GNIS feature ID2402731[2]

Buies Creek (/ˈbz/ BOO-eez)[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. It is the home of Campbell University. The population was 3,253 at the 2020 census, up from 2,942 in 2010. Buies Creek 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.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buies Creek, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Talk Like a Tarheel" Archived 22 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-08.