Welcome to Raeford ...

The city of Raeford is located in Hoke County<1> and is the County Seat for Hoke County.

The location of Raeford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raeford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raeford has a population of 4,948 people<3> (see below for details).

Raeford is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Raeford: (910)

Websites for Raeford ...

Official Website: www.raeford.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raeford had an population of 4,948 people. This is an increase of 7.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Raeford had a population of 4,611 people (or 9.71% of the total population of Hoke County). This makes Raeford the county's most populous community.

The population of Raeford represents 0.05% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,611 people, the population of Raeford increased 36.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,386 people).

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

Communities Also Named Raeford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Raeford: This one is located in Hoke County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

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

Communities near Raeford ...

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

• Pinehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>
• Hope Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <5>
• Southern Pines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Pines
  • Southern Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Pines <5>
• Spring Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <5>
• Aberdeen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Red Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <5>
• Maxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
  • Maxton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <5>
• Saint Pauls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pauls
  • Saint Pauls is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pauls <5>
• Pinebluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebluff
  • Pinebluff is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinebluff <5>
• Vass
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raeford ...

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

Adding Raeford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raeford 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 Raeford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Raeford post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raeford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Raeford: www.raeford.org/

The official website for Hoke County: www.hokecounty.org/

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