Welcome to Stanfield ...

The town of Stanfield is located in Stanly County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanfield has a population of 1,536 people<3> (see below for details).

Stanfield is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Stanfield: (704) & (980)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanfield had an population of 1,536 people. This is an increase of 3.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanfield had a population of 1,486 people. This makes Stanfield the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Stanfield represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 288th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,486 people, the population of Stanfield increased 33.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,113 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stanfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Stanfield - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Stanfield ...

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

• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Indian Trail
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Monroe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Matthews
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Mint Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Harrisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Stallings
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <6>
• Albemarle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Albemarle is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albemarle <6>
• Unionville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
• Wingate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Wingate is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanfield ...

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

Adding Stanfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanfield 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 Stanfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stanfield post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stanly County: www.co.stanly.nc.us/

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