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 Location of Harnett County  
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Harnett County is ideally situated, with I-95, I-40, US 301, US421 and US401 providing easy access to regional and national markets. North Carolina routes 24, 27, 42, 55, 82, 87, 210 and 217 also provide direct links throughout Harnett County.

The globally recognized Research Triangle Park and RDU International Airport are less than an hour away and Fayetteville's airport is half that. North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus is within an hour's drive.

Harnett County is located between the Durham Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Raleigh-Cary MSA to the north and the Fayetteville MSA to the south. Harnett County is home to the Dunn Micropolitan Statistical Area and a part of the Durham-Raleigh-Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA).

The County is bordered by Sampson and Johnston County to the east; Wake County to the north; Chatham, Lee and Moore County to the west; and Cumberland County (Fort Bragg US Army Base) to the south.

Harnett County is situated less than two hours from North Carolina's beautiful coast and five hours from the oldest mountains in the world.


» Harnett County within Eastern US
Harnett County within Eastern US

» Harnett County Roadways
Harnett County Roadways

» Bordering Counties
Bordering Counties


Destination Drive Time (from Lillington)
Raleigh 35 minutes
Research Triangle Park 45 minutes
Raleigh-Durham Airport 45 minutes
NCSU Centennial Campus 45 minutes
Fayetteville 30 minutes
Fort Bragg 20 minutes
Pinehurst 45 minutes
Durham 50 minutes
Wilmington 2 hours
Charlotte 2.75 hours
Atlanta 6 hours
Blue Ridge Parkway 3.5 hours
Washington, DC 5 hours
New York, NY 8.5 hours