Sampson County is a county in North Carolina, United States, on the coastal plain roughly 60 miles south of Raleigh. It had a population of 59,036 at the 2020 census and covers 945.93 square miles (2,449.9 km2) of land centred near 34\u00b059\u2032N 78\u00b022\u2032W, making it the second-largest county in North Carolina by land area.<\/p>\n
Clinton is the county seat, and its postal code is 28328. The county has 8 incorporated municipalities — one city and seven towns — plus 8 census-designated places and dozens of unincorporated crossroads communities. Sampson County observes Eastern time.<\/p>\n
Sampson County’s 70 named places break down as one city (the county seat), seven incorporated towns, eight Census Bureau-recognized CDPs, and a large number of small unincorporated crossroads settlements that carry no municipal government of their own. The table below marks each type.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 8,383<\/td>\n | 28328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Autryville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Garland<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Harrells<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newton Grove<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28366<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roseboro<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28382<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salemburg<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28385<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turkey<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28393<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bonnetsville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delway<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ingold<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ivanhoe<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 28447<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keener<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Plain View<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spiveys Corner<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vann Crossroads<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baltic<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Basstown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beaman Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bearskin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beulah<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blackmans Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Butlers Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clear Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clement<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Concord<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cooper<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elliott<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ezzelltown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Giddensville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Halls Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Halls Store<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hargrove Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hatcher<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hayne<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hays Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Herrings Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highsmiths<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hobbton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Huntley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Johnsontown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kerr<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kitty Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McCullen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McDaniels<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McLamb Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mingo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mintz<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moltonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Monks Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newtons Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orange<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parkersburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piney Green<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piney Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rebel City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Red Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reynolds Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rosin Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shanghai<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Skeeter Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Snow Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Clinton MH Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Suttontown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taylors Bridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Timothy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tomahawk<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Waycross<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmall crossroads communities without their own post office, such as Spiveys Corner and Plain View, use the ZIP code of the nearest town listed above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nSampson County sits on North Carolina’s inner coastal plain, a mostly flat, sandy landscape drained by the Black River and the South River, both tributaries of the Cape Fear River basin. Farmland and pine plantation cover most of the county outside its town centers. Sampson County borders Johnston County to the north, Wayne County to the northeast, Duplin County to the east, Pender County to the southeast, Bladen County to the southwest, Cumberland County to the west, and Harnett County to the northwest.<\/p>\n Bordering counties online: Wayne County<\/a>, Duplin County<\/a>, Pender County<\/a>, Bladen County<\/a>, Cumberland County<\/a>, and Harnett County<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sampson County had 59,036 residents at the 2020 census. Clinton, the county seat, is by far the largest place with 8,383 people; Roseboro is the largest of the county’s incorporated towns. Median household income in Sampson County runs below the North Carolina median of $70,804, reflecting the county’s agricultural economic base. Population density is about 62 people per square mile, well under the state average, consistent with a large, rural county.<\/p>\n Agriculture drives Sampson County’s economy more than almost any other county in North Carolina. The county has long led the state in flue-cured tobacco and hay production and ranks among the top hog-producing counties in the country, with roughly two million hogs raised on county farms. Poultry operations are also widespread. Clinton serves as the county’s retail, medical, and government hub. The county’s Cooperative Extension office and agricultural fairs remain central to local life, and Sampson Community College in Clinton serves the county’s workforce-training needs.<\/p>\n Sampson County was formed in April 1784 from part of Duplin County and named for John Sampson, an early settler who served as Duplin County’s first Register of Deeds. Clinton was established as the county seat and incorporated in 1822, named for Revolutionary War general James Clinton. The county’s economy has been built on tobacco, cotton, and later hog and poultry farming since the 19th century, and its large rural land area has kept it predominantly agricultural into the present day.<\/p>\n US Highway 421 and US Highway 701 both run through Clinton, connecting the county to Interstate 40 to the north and Interstate 95 to the east.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airports are Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).<\/p>\n Where is Sampson County, North Carolina?<\/strong> What is the population of Sampson County?<\/strong> How big is Sampson County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Sampson County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Sampson County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Sampson County?<\/strong> |