Sanford

Lee County, NC

Population

30,373

Walk Score

71 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$918

Median home value

$184,100

Sanford is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina, United States. Since its incorporation in 1874, Sanford has been an active railroad and industrial center, known as one of the nation's largest producers of brick and pottery products. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census. The geographic center of North Carolina is located northwest of the city, in Chatham County.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Downtown Sanford Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1985
Downtown Sanford Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) · listed 2021
East Sanford Historic District · listed 2010
Euphronia Presbyterian Church · listed 1994
Hawkins Avenue Historic District · listed 2000
Lee Avenue Historic District · listed 2002
Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District · listed 1997

Notable landmarks

Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries · listed 1999
Farish-Lambeth House · listed 2002
Lee County Courthouse · listed 1979
Lee County Training School · listed 2000
McIver, John D., Farm · listed 1993
Railroad House · listed 1973
Sanford High School, Former · listed 1995
Sanford Tobacco Company Redrying Plant and Warehouse · listed 2019
Seaboard Milling Company · listed 2002
Temple Theatre · listed 1983

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