Lee County, North Carolina Basics:


Lee County North Carolina - Government Site

Population: 59,579
Area: 255 square miles
County seat: Sanford
Area code(s) in use: 919 336
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Median household income: $45,284
Persons in poverty: 17.4%
Home ownership rate: 68.8%
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Chatham  Harnett  Moore  

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Our detail map of Lee County shows the Lee County, North Carolina boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Lee County, North Carolina

  Airports     show all on map

Dean Wings Past Airport, Moretz Riverside Landing Airport, Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport

  Buildings     show all on map

Cape Fear Rural Fire Department, Carolina Trace Volunteer Fire Department, Central Carolina Advanced Life Support, Deep River Rural Fire Department, Lemon Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Northview Fire Department, Northwest Pocket Volunteer Fire Department, Sanford Fire Department Central Station, Sanford Fire Department Station 2, Sanford Fire Department Station 3, Tramway Rural Fire Department, West Sanford Rural Volunteer Fire Department

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Johnson Cemetery, Lee Memory Gardens, McQueen Cemetery, Pierce Cemetery

  Churches     show all on map

Bethlehem Church, Black Chapel, Buffalo Church, Cameron Grove Church, Center Church, Chestnut Church, Ebenezer Church, Ebenezer Church, Ephesus Church, Euphronia Church, Faith Tabernacle, Flat Springs Church, Grace Chapel, Jones Chapel, Juniper Springs Church, Lebanon Church, Lee Chapel, Lemon Springs Church, Marsh Memorial Church, McQueen Chapel, Memphis Church, Moore Union Church, Mount Nebo Church, Mount Nebo Church, Mount Pisgah Church, Mount Zion Church, New England Church, New Hope Church, Oak Grove Church, Pilgrim Rest Church, Pocket Church, Poplar Springs Church, Poplar Springs Church, Robinson Chapel, Rocky Fork Church, Saint Lukes Church, Saint Pauls Church, Salem Church, Shallow Well Church, Ward Memorial Church, Zion Church

  Dams     show all on map

Buckhorn Dam, Buckhorn Lake Dam, Carolina Forest Lake Dam, Holiday Lake Dam Lower, Holiday Lake Upper Dam, James Hoover Johnson Pond Dam, Lake Trace Dam, Lake Williams Dam, Morris Pond Dam, Oldham Lake Lower Dam, Oldham Lake Upper Dam, San-Lee Park Dams, Sky View Lake Dam, Watson Lake Dam, Willette Lake Dam, Winstead Pond Dam

  Hospitals     show all on map

Central Carolina Hospital

  Islands     show all on map

McKay Island

  Lakes     show all on map

Oldhams Lake

  Locales     show all on map

Carolina Trace Country Club, Kendale Shopping Center, Riverbirch Corner Shopping Center, Sanford Mall, Sanford Shopping Center

  Mines     show all on map

Lemon Springs Quarry, Moncure Quarry

  Populated Places     show all on map

Berkley Place, Blacknel, Brentwood, Brickwood, Broadway, Brookhaven, Brookwood, Carbonton Heights, Carolina Trace, Clearwater Forest, Colon, Colonial Acres, Cool Springs, Cool Springs Estates, Country Lane Estates, Courtland Acres, Cumnock, Edgewater Estates, Forest Hills, Glenwood Village, Green Valley Estates, Hanover Circle, Hawkins Run, Hidden Valley, Highland Acres, Holly Hills, Jonesboro Heights, Kendall Acres, Lemon Springs, Longview Acres, McCracken Heights, Meadow Park, Murchisontown, Nob Hill, Northview, Osgood, Owls Nest, Parkwood Estates, Planters Ridge, Quail Ridge, Rosser, Royal Oaks, Saint Andrews, San-Lee Park, Sanford, Stoneybrook, Sunset Terrace, Swann, Trails End, Tramway, West Lake Valley, Westcroft, Western Hills, White Hill, Wildwood, Woodbridge

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Carolina Forest Lake, City Water Works Lake, Holiday Lake, Holiday Lake Upper, James Hoover Johnson Pond, Lake Trace, Lake Williams, Morris Pond, Oldham Lake One, Oldham Lake Two, Sky View Lake, Watson Lake, Willett Lake, Winstead Pond

  Schools     show all on map

Bragg Street School, Broadway Elementary School, Central Carolina Technical Institute, Central High School, Deep River High School, East Lee County Junior High School, Greenwood School, Jonesboro Elementary School, Knight School, McIver School, McIver School, Saint Clair School, W B Wicker Elementary School, West Lee Junior High School, Williams School

  Streams     show all on map

Big Branch, Big Buffalo Creek, Bush Creek, Carrs Creek, Copper Mine Creek, Dry Fork, Fall Creek, Gasters Creek, Georges Creek, Gum Fork, Head Branch, Hughes Creek, Juniper Creek, Lick Creek, Little Buffalo Creek, Little Juniper Creek, Little Lick Creek, Little Pocket Creek, Little Shaddox Creek, Long Branch, Long Branch, Mare Branch, Mulatto Branch, Patchet Creek, Patterson Creek, Persimmon Creek, Pocket Creek, Purgatory Branch, Raccoon Creek, Reedy Branch, Roberts Creek, Run Branch, Skunk Creek, Smiths Creek, Stony Creek, Succor Branch, Wallace Branch, Wildcat Branch, Wombles Creek

  Towers     show all on map

WDCC-FM (Sanford), WFJA-FM (Sanford), WSBL-AM (Sanford), WWGP-AM (Sanford),

Lee County, North Carolina Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteLee County White population 44,92344,922  
BlackLee County Black population 12,09512,094
MixedLee County Mixed population 1,0721,072
American IndianLee County American Indian population 775774
AsianLee County Asian population 596595
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderLee County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 6059

Additional population tables :
State population table
North Carolina population by county