Sanford, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Raleigh. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northeast of Sanford and has a population of 276,093 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Durham. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the northeast of Sanford and has a population of 187,035 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apex	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	33,075	63.64% increase
	Asheboro	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	24,609	13.55% increase
	Burlington	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	50,857	13.22% increase
	Carrboro	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	18,162	8.22% increase
	Cary	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	129,545	37.03% increase
	Chapel Hill	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	52,542	7.86% increase
	Fayetteville	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	174,091	43.86% increase
	Garner	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	27,138	52.83% increase
	Graham	N	41 mi [66 km]	14,533	13.25% increase
	Hope Mills	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	13,262	18.02% increase
	Pinehurst	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	12,331	27.05% increase
	Rockingham	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,880	8.19% decrease
	Smithfield	E	46 mi [74 km]	12,965	12.64% increase
	Southern Pines	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	12,675	16.09% increase
	Wake Forest	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	27,068	115.03% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Broadway	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,154	13.69% increase
	Cameron	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	303	100.66% increase
	Carthage	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,033	8.66% increase
	Fearrington Village	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Fearrington	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Fuquay-Varina	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	17,002	115.27% increase
	Glenwood Village	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Goldston	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	379	18.81% increase
	Holly Springs	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	20,870	127.05% increase
	Lillington	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	3,283	12.62% increase
	Parkwood	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Pittsboro	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,624	17.88% increase
	Robbins	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,225	2.51% increase
	Vass	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	800	6.67% increase
	Whispering Pines	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,149	2.82% increase

Lee County

Sanford is located in Lee County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee: Chatham, Harnett and Moore.

While not sharing a border with Lee, the following counties are close to Sanford: Wake, Hoke and Cumberland.

Below are counties that are near Sanford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Sanford:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sanford
	Alamance County	N	Mandale	26 miles [41 km]
	Chatham County	N	Farmville	6 miles [9 km]
	Cumberland County	SE	Manchester	22 miles [35 km]
	Durham County	N	The Downs	29 miles [46 km]
	Guilford County	NW	Julian	39 miles [62 km]
	Harnett County	E	Seminole	8 miles [12 km]
	Hoke County	S	Inverness	20 miles [32 km]
	Johnston County	E	Ogburn Crossroads	30 miles [48 km]
	Montgomery County	W	Asbury	33 miles [53 km]
	Moore County	W	Haw Branch	10 miles [16 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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