What County Is Sanford, North Carolina In?
Sanford is in Lee County, North Carolina.
- Official code
- 3759280
- Representative coordinates
- 35.493776, -79.176464
- Land area
- 85.941 km²
- Water area
- 0.713 km²
- State
- North Carolina
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Coordinates of Sanford
35.493776, -79.176464 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.
Elevation at the representative point
101 m · 330 ft. USGS ground estimate at 35.493776, -79.176464. USGS 3DEP terrain. Terrain cell (nominal): 1/9 arc-second. Vertical datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.
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Time zones in Sanford
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | UTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
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