MamersNC
The town, settled in 1914, counts 669 residents.
Is Mamers a good place to live?
2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Mamers, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 5 have a lower typical household income than Mamers. Mamers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
669 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mamers: who provides what
Mamers is unincorporated, so Harnett County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mamers.
Most of Mamers’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Employers in Mamers added 28 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 44. Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Sanford (13%), Raleigh (8%) and Lillington (7%). Mamers’ average trip to work comes in at 23 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Mamers brings mild winters and hot summers
A winter brings about 2 inches of snow, with January nights at 31° and July afternoons at 90°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mamers is
Among adults in Mamers, 19% report frequent mental distress. The town beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Only 9 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Mamers.
| Mamers | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Mamers | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.3% | 12% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mamers has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Mamers is lower. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mamers after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Mamers sells for about $230K at the median
86% of households own their home in Mamers. Mamers’ median rent is $746 a month.
| Mamers | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $746 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mamers
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mamers
About 3 of every 100 Mamers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Mamers for work
Where Mamers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mamers
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Mamers ( MAY-murs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mamers had a population of 814. 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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- Area
- 6.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- ZIP code
- 27552
Questions about Mamers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mamers, NC a good place to live?
Mamers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.