U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Sanford, NC
Sanford is a City in Lee County, North Carolina. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 34,138.
Published locationNorth Carolina
Population estimate34,1382025 loaded Census estimate
CountyLee CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates35.49378, -79.17646Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM SANFORD
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Broadway, NC7.2 miles · E
Goldston, NC10.7 miles · NW
Cameron, NC12.4 miles · S
Pittsboro, NC16.2 miles · N
Carthage, NC17.7 miles · SW
Vass, NC17.7 miles · S
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Lee County | 34,138 |
DATA COVERAGE
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Place identity, coordinates and geographic identifiers are tied to the loaded Census source record for this location.