Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

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Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, is a rapidly growing suburban town in the Research Triangle region known for its historic downtowns, parks, and family-oriented community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 919
984
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Wake County, North Carolina
distanceFromRaleigh approximately 18 miles southwest
governmentType council–manager
hasAttraction Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park
Downtown Fuquay Arts Center
Falcon Park
Fuquay Mineral Spring Park
Fuquay-Varina Community Center
South Park
hasEconomicSector light manufacturing
retail
services
hasEvent Celebrate Fuquay-Varina festival
annual Independence Day celebration
hasHighSchool Fuquay-Varina High School
hasHistoricArea Historic Fuquay Springs downtown
Historic Varina downtown
hasMayor Blake Massengill
hasMiddleSchool Fuquay-Varina Middle School
hasPublicLibrary Fuquay-Varina Community Library
hasRecreation greenways and walking trails
youth sports programs
hasSchoolDistrict Wake County Public School System
incorporatedAsTown 1909
knownFor family-oriented community
parks and green spaces
rapid suburban growth
locatedIn Research Triangle
surface form: Research Triangle region
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mergedTowns Fuquay Springs
Varina
mergerCompleted 1963
namedAfter Frenchman William Fuquay
Varina Howell Davis
surface form: Varina Howell Davis (indirectly, via Varina)
nearAirport Raleigh–Durham International Airport
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOfMetropolitanArea Raleigh–Cary metropolitan statistical area
surface form: Raleigh metropolitan area
postalCodeRange 27526
primaryEconomicCharacter suburban residential community
servedByHighway North Carolina Highway 42
North Carolina Highway 55
U.S. Route 401
state North Carolina

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Wake County, North Carolina contains Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
North Carolina Highway 55 passesThrough Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Garner, North Carolina adjacentMunicipality Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Fuquay-Varina Police Department locatedIn Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Fuquay-Varina Police Department jurisdiction Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Town of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Fuquay-Varina Police Department hasHeadquartersLocation Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Fuquay-Varina Police Department operatesIn Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Fuquay-Varina Fire Department locatedIn Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Raleigh–Cary metropolitan statistical area contains Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina