Welcome to Shawtown ...

Shawtown is located in Harnett County<1>.

Shawtown is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shawtown: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Shawtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shawtown - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Shawtown ...

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

Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Wake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
Fuquay - Varina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <4>
Spring Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dunn
- From Shawtown to Dunn
Angier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angier is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Angier
- From Shawtown to Angier
Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Erwin
- From Shawtown to Erwin
Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Johnston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benson
- From Shawtown to Benson
Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coats
- From Shawtown to Coats
Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broadway is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Broadway
- From Shawtown to Broadway
Wade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wade
- From Shawtown to Wade

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawtown ...

Looking for more information about Shawtown? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shawtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shawtown.

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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 Shawtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Shawtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.