{"id":6556,"date":"2023-08-01T09:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6556"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:31","slug":"harnett-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harnett-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Harnett County, North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harnett County is a county in North Carolina, United States, straddling the Sandhills and Coastal Plain south of Raleigh. It had a population of 133,568 at the 2020 census and covers 601 square miles (1,557 km2) centred near 35°22′N 78°52′W.<\/p>\n

Lillington is the county seat, and its postal code is 27546. Harnett County has one city, four towns, five census-designated places, and dozens of unincorporated communities spread across 13 townships. The county sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 37085.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Harnett County<\/h2>\n

Harnett County’s map holds a single incorporated city (Dunn), four towns, five census-designated places (CDPs), and a long list of unincorporated crossroads and former post-office communities scattered across its 13 townships — a settlement pattern typical of North Carolina’s Coastal Plain counties. Two entries from older lists, “Anderson Creek” and “Spout Springs,” were duplicated and appear here once.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dunn<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAverasboro<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n28334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lillington<\/td>\nTown · seat<\/td>\nLillington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angier<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nBuckhorn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coats<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nGrove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27521<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erwin<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nDuke<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n28339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anderson Creek<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nAnderson Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n28326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buies Creek<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBarbecue<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bunnlevel<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nUpper Little River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n28323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mamers<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nJohnsonville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spout Springs<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nAnderson Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbecue<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBarbecue<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barclaysville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boone Trail<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Fear<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nAverasboro<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chalybeate Springs<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cokesbury<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duncan<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flat Branch<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fonville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grove Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGrove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hairtown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harnett<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHectors Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnsonville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nJohnsonville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kipling<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nStewarts Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakeside Village<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luart<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norrington Crossroads<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olivia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nNeills Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overhills<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUpper Little River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pineview<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rawls<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seminole<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senter<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shawtown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turlington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twin Lakes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walkertown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westhaven<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

North Carolina counties are historically divided into civil townships used for elections and tax listing. Harnett County has 13:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Anderson Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAnderson Creek, Spout Springs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averasboro<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDunn, Cape Fear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbecue<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBuies Creek, Barbecue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckhorn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAngier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duke<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nErwin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCoats, Grove Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hectors Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHarnett<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnsonville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nJohnsonville, Mamers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lillington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLillington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neills Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOlivia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stewarts Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKipling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper Little River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBunnlevel, Overhills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n