Sanford
A city in Lee County, North Carolina — population 30,361 as of 2020.
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Tonight
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Friday
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Sanford by the numbers
Population
30,361Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 29.57 sq mi (76.59 km²), 0.26 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.7
- Households
- 11,359
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $57,586
- Median house value
- $245,400
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY MANAGER
- Address
- PO BOX 3729, SANFORD, NC 27331