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Welcome to Lillington ...

The town of Lillington is located in Harnett County<1> and is the County Seat for Harnett County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lillington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lillington has a population of 3,666 people<2> (see below for details).

Lillington is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lillington: 910 & 472<4>

The ZIP code for Lillington: 27546<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lillington had an population of 3,666 people. This is an increase of 14.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lillington had a population of 3,194 people. This makes Lillington the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lillington represents 0.03% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 192nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,194 people, the population of Lillington increased 9.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,915 people).

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

Communities near Lillington ...

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

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 Lillington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lillington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lillington. 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 Lillington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lillington. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lillington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lillington ...

Looking for more information about Lillington? 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 Lillington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lillington.

Adding Lillington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lillington 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 (so far) for Lillington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lillington post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lillington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lillington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lillington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Lillington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Lillington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Lillington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lillington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/