About Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AL is a small unincorporated community located in central Alabama.
Fayetteville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.44 square miles.
📰 Fayetteville News Today
- Fayetteville High School (Sylacauga, AL) Football MaxPreps · Aug 14
- Photos of Hubbertville baseball winning AHSAA Class 1A state title The Tuscaloosa News · May 21
- Fayetteville Baseball sweeps into state championship series Sylacauga News · May 15
- Butch Smathers Obituary Jul 9, 2026 Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services · Jul 13
- James Rudolph Price III AL.com · Jul 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fayetteville Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Fayetteville — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fayetteville
- Beeswax Creek Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlabama
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.44 sq mi
Coordinates33.1681, -86.4428