Sanford
A city in Lee County, North Carolina — population 30,361 as of 2020.
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Tonight
63°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely73% precip
Wednesday
71°F
Chance Light Rain38% precip
Wednesday Night
58°F
Light Rain Likely62% precip
In and around Sanford
See & do
- Anytime Fitness
- Apple Tree Apartments
- Buchanan Park
- Carolina Fun Factory
- Bob E. Hales recreation center- Armory
Eat, drink & stay
- A Toda Madre Modern Mexican Grill
- Bayberry Retirement Inn
- Brewer's Tavern
- A&g Food Group Inc
- Baymont by Wyndham Sanford
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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
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