Vander is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] Vander is located near the geographic center of Cumberland County.

It is located just east of the city of Fayetteville (the Cumberland County seat) and just south of the town of Eastover.

There were 527 housing units at an average density of 138.2 per square mile (53.4/km2).

24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.