Harnett County, North Carolina

Harnett County
County
Harnett County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°22′07″N 78°52′18″W / 35.368635°N 78.87161°W / 35.368635; -78.87161
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1855
Named for	Cornelius Harnett
Seat	Lillington
Largest community	Anderson Creek
Area
• Total	601.22 sq mi (1,557.2 km2)
• Land	594.93 sq mi (1,540.9 km2)
• Water	6.29 sq mi (16.3 km2)  1.05%
Population  (2020)
• Total	133,568
• Density	224.51/sq mi (86.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	9th, 13th
Website	www.harnett.org

Harnett County is a county in the state of North Carolina, United States. In 2020, 133,568 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Lillington.

The county was made in 1855 from Cumberland County. It was named for Cornelius Harnett.

Harnett County is a member of the Mid-Carolina Council of Governments.

• Wake County, North Carolina - north-northeast
• Johnston County, North Carolina - east
• Sampson County, North Carolina - southeast
• Cumberland County, North Carolina - south
• Moore County, North Carolina - southwest
• Lee County, North Carolina - northwest
• Chatham County, North Carolina - north-northwest

These cities and towns are in Harnett County:

• Angier
• Coats
• Dunn
• Erwin
• Lillington

• Harnett County official website