Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.

The town center is next to a dam on Little Rockfish Creek, forming Hope Mills Lake.

North Carolina Highway 59 (Main Street) runs through the center of the town, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 401 in western Fayetteville, and south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Interstate 95 at Exit 41.

The local cotton mill and many other buildings were burned by General Sherman's troops during the Civil War.

[6] While the town is small, it offers its residents a full variety of services and recreation.

Hope Mills has its own police and fire departments and is only minutes away from four major hospitals.

The new county library provides a number of special services, including summer reading programs and public meeting rooms.