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Also known as Lee County, North Carolina, Lee County, NC

county in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Carolina
Founded
April 1, 1908
Named after
Robert E. Lee
Seat
Sanford
Largest community
Sanford
Total
259.20 sq mi (671.3 km )
Land
255.06 sq mi (660.6 km )
Water
4.14 sq mi (10.7 km ) 1.60%
Estimate 2025
70,258
Density
281.2/sq mi (108.6/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes
27330, 27332
Area code
919, 984
Congressional district
13th
Website
www .leecountync .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population
63285
Area
672
Official website
www.leecountync.gov
Image
Lee County Courthouse in the Spring.JPG
Households
22290
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Commons category
Lee County, North Carolina
inception
1907-00-00
water as percent of area
1.6
native label
Lee County
social media followers
1254
per capita income
25502
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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,285. The county seat is Sanford.

Lee County comprises the Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.

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