County · code 37105
Lee CountyNorth Carolina
Lee County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Sanford, established in 1907.
- Founded1907
- County seatSanford
- Named forRobert E. Lee
- Land area255 sq mi + 4.1 sq mi water
- Population63,285 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped35,368 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Lee on the map of North Carolina
North Carolina has 100 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1907 from Chatham County and Moore County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lee County was created on July 2, 1907, from parts of Chatham County and Moore County. The county was named after Robert E. Lee.
- 1907Lee County created Lee created from Chatham and Moore. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1907, pub., ch. 624, secs. 1, 15/pp. 897-903
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lee
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 35,368 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 9 June 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 34,134 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lee by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Lee County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Lee County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lee County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lee County
- When was Lee County founded?
- Lee County was founded in 1907, formed from Chatham County and Moore County, and named after Robert E. Lee.
- What is the county seat of Lee County?
- The county seat of Lee County is Sanford.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lee County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 35,368 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Lee County's boundary or name changed?
- Lee County was created in 1907 from Chatham County and Moore County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lee County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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