Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 385, settled in 1893.
Falcon’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both North Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 2 have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Falcon. Falcon’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the North Carolina town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Falcon Tabernacle is on the National Register of Historic Places. Falcon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 200 in 1920, 324 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1974 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Falcon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Falcon.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 121 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
0.9% of Falcon working residents work locally. Since 2013, Falcon has added 74 jobs, to 82 in 2023. The top destinations are Fayetteville (34%), Raleigh (5%) and Charlotte (4%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Falcon has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Falcon’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Falcon beats the North Carolina average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Falcon.
| Falcon | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Falcon | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Falcon since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J.O. Humpries Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Falcon. Close and well known come first.
28 mi MuseumAva Gardner Museum
16 mi MuseumAirborne & Special Operations Museum
20 mi Museum82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
36 mi MuseumYates Mill
15 mi GardenCape Fear Botanical Garden
20 mi MuseumHarper HouseAva Gardner Museum: LikeGrantTookRichmond, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Airborne & Special Operations Museum: US Army, Public domain · 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Dragases (talk), Public domain · Yates Mill: Mark Turner, Public domain · Cape Fear Botanical Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harper House: Bentonvilleshs, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Falcon
About 0 of every 100 Falcon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Falcon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in North Carolina, United States
Falcon is a town in Cumberland and Sampson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, Falcon had a population of 324.
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Falcon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
