Back سانفورد (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic سانفورد (لى) ARZ سنفورد، قوزئی کارولینا AZB Sanford (Carolina del Nord) Catalan Сенфорд (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Sanford (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina, Lee County) CEB Sanford, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Sanford (North Carolina) German Sanford (Carolina del Norte) Spanish Sanford (Ipar Carolina) Basque
Sanford, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
 The Lee County Courthouse in Sanford | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Well Centered | |
 Location of Sanford, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′16″N 79°10′42″W / 35.48778°N 79.17833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Body | Sanford City Council |
| • Mayor | Rebecca Wyhof Salmon[1] (D) |
| • City manager | Hal Hegwer[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.83 sq mi (77.26 km2) |
| • Land | 29.57 sq mi (76.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| Elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,261 |
| • Density | 1,023.33/sq mi (395.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 27330-27332 |
| Area code | 919 |
| FIPS code | 37-59280[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405419[3] |
| Website | www |
Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census.[5] It is the county seat of Lee County.[6] The geographic center of North Carolina is located northwest of the city, in Chatham County.[7]
- ^ "City of Sanford, North Carolina". City of Sanford, North Carolina.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanford, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Census Bureau QuickFacts, Sanford city, North Carolina". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Centers of the United States" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2023.