Lillington is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, home to about 4,709 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27546 and 28323.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Lillington, part in Buies Creek and Mamers
Mostly Anderson Creek; part is in Lillington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lillington. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)39 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA384 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lillington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lillington had 4,735 residents in the 2020 census, up 62% since 2000.
It’s the 176th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Harnett County grew from 15,988 residents in 1900 to 133,568 in 2020.
Harnett County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lillington, NC weather station (8 miles away).
24,279 jobs at 1,960 businesses in Harnett County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
213 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lillington’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 19 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 85 |
| Mental health providers | 53 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 25 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Harnett County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Creek PrimaryBunnlevel | Pre-K–2 | 553 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Boone Trail ElementaryLillington | Pre-K–5 | 545 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Lillington-Shawtown ElementaryLillington | Pre-K–5 | 695 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Harnett Virtual AcademyLillington | K–12 | 100 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| South Harnett ElementaryBunnlevel | 3–5 | 476 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| STAR AcademyLillington | 6–12 | 31 | Alternative Education | 7.1 mi |
| Western Harnett MiddleLillington | 6–8 | 700 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Western Harnett HighLillington | 9–12 | 1,324 | Public | 3.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Buies Creek, Anderson Creek, Bunnlevel and Mamers.
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