Census Data for Colon

As far as we can tell, Colon has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Colon, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Sanford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <1>
• Broadway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <1>
• Goldston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
  • Goldston is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <1>
• Pittsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <1>
• Cameron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
• Carthage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Holly Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <1>
• Lillington
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
  • Lillington is located in Harnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <1>
• Vass
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
  • Vass is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <1>
• Apex
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Apex is located in Wake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
• Fuquay - Varina
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
  • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <1>
• Siler City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <1>
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  • Whispering Pines
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <1>
  • Angier
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
    • Angier is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <1>
  • Cary
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>

Lee County ...

Colon is located in Lee County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lee County.

Miscellaneous Information for Colon ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lee County or the community of Colon:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Colon:
  • GNIS ID for Colon: 1019743
  • GNIS ID for Lee County: 1008567
  • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 105 (Lee County)
  • Place Code: 13860 (Colon)
  • State & County Code: 37/105 (North Carolina / Lee County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/13860 (North Carolina / Colon)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Colon is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Colon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colon. 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/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)