Welcome to Broadway ...

The town of Broadway is primarily located in Lee County<1>. A portion of Broadway extends into Harnett County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broadway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Broadway has a population of 1,286 people<2> (see below for details).

Broadway is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Broadway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Broadway: (919) and (984)<4>

The ZIP code for Broadway: 27505<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Broadway had an population of 1,286 people. This is an increase of 4.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broadway had a population of 1,229 people. This makes Broadway the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Broadway represents 0.01% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,229 people, the population of Broadway increased 21.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,015 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Broadway.

Communities Also Named Broadway ...

While we believe that this Broadway is located in Lee County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Broadway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbus and Moore County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 29 communities that are also named Broadway - they are located in California (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broadway.

Communities near Broadway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broadway.

• Holly Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <7>
• Fuquay - Varina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
  • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <7>
• Sanford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <7>
• Angier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <7>
• Pittsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <7>
• Lillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
  • Lillington is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <7>
• Vass
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
  • Vass is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <7>
• Cameron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <7>
• Goldston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
  • Goldston is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <7>
• San-Lee Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
  • San-Lee Park is located in Lee County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Broadway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broadway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broadway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broadway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broadway. See our Newspapers Page for Broadway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broadway ...

Looking for more information about Broadway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Broadway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Broadway.

Adding Broadway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broadway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Broadway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Broadway post office opened in 1878.

We also found Broadway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broadway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/