Hope Mills, North Carolina

About Hope Mills

Hope Mills, NC is a close-knit town located in southern North Carolina counting 18,102 people who proudly call it home.

Hope Mills holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 9.04 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,002 residents per square mile.

📰 Hope Mills News Today

• Capt. Adam Bean: NC State Trooper charged with killing sheriff's deputy claims it was self-defense, documents show ABC11 News · Oct 2
• Andrew Brown Obituary - Hope Mills, NC Dignity Memorial · Sep 30
• Hope Mills, Rocky Mount each awarded $500,000 in federal funding for park projects CBS17.com · Sep 29
• Rifton Douglas Parker, Jr. Obituary (2026) - Hope Mills, NC - Pinecrest Funeral and Cremation Services Legacy | Obituary · Oct 9
• 314 Glee St, Hope Mills, NC 28348 Realtor.com · Oct 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Hope Mills Unique

• The only place in America named Hope Mills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 18,102.
• Easy reach of Fayetteville (8 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hope Mills

• Hokkaido Express — asian
• Kusinera Filipino Cuisine — filipino
• La Cocina Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Mi Casita — mexican
• Pharaohs Legacy — mediterranean
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Ruby Tuesday
• Simlo's Island Cafe (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Asian Express — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fantasy Lake Waterpark · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hope Mills

• Hope Mills Golfview Greenway reviews ★
• Gordon Butler Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hope Mills Lake reviews ★
• Massey Hill Park reviews ★
• Rockfish Road Park reviews ★
• Sherwood Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hope Mills

• C Wayne Collier Elementary
• Ed V Baldwin Elementary
• Gallberry Farm Elementary
• Gray's Creek Elementary
• Gray's Creek High
• Gray's Creek Middle
• Hope Mills Middle
• Rockfish Elementary
• South View High
• South View Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Hope Mills

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