Sanford
Sanford is a town of just over 25,000 people.
Sanford is short
drive from all Raleigh and the Research
Triangle region have to offer but far enough away to maintain a small
town feel.
Sanford is in the very heart of North Carolina among the
Sandhills. Sanford was founded as a railroad town, where several
rail lines met. The history of Sanford's railroads can be found
at the local Railroad House Museum.
Sanford is home to a wide range of companies. The
Pantry convenience stores, Static Control Components, and This End Up
Furniture are businesses that started locally but have grown into
nationally recognized companies. We have manufacturing plants for
Coty Cosmetics, Caterpillar, and Wyeth Vaccines. Sanford is home
to several brick manufacturers who use the local clay deposits to make
brick used in home construction. Our local clay is also used by
some well regarded potters who make a wide variety of clay pots, mugs,
and other items. Sanford holds the North Carolina's largest
pottery festival every spring.
We have communities with lakes, golf courses, community
pools,
parks, and almost anything you can imagine! We have homes to fit almost
every budget from large estates on multi-acre water front lots to
starter homes in quaint neighborhoods. We have homes currently
under construction and homes over 100 years old with everything
in-between.
- Many of the City of Sanford's offices are
housed in the Sanford Municipal building on Weatherspoon Street. To
contact specific
departments, see the Sanford
City Government web page.
- Find out more about the local chamber of
commerce at the Sanford
Area Chamber of Commerce website.
- Some of the businesses in downtown Sanford have
formed a group called Downtown Sanford Incorporated; see the Downtown Sanford
website for more information.
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