There are 24 cities in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 1 | 209,942 | 209,170 | 0.09% | 1,416 | 148.3 | City |
| Cary | 2 | 181,754 | 174,778 | 0.97% | 3,023 | 60.1 | Town |
| Holly Springs | 3 | 47,836 | 41,576 | 3.38% | 2,524 | 19.0 | Town |
| Fuquay-Varina | 4 | 46,907 | 34,547 | 7.05% | 2,458 | 19.1 | Town |
| Sanford | 5 | 32,663 | 30,267 | 1.87% | 1,035 | 31.6 | City |
| Anderson Creek | 6 | 16,855 | 14,899 | 7.69% | 833 | 20.2 | CDP |
| Spout Springs | 7 | 12,115 | 9,879 | 7.7% | 1,170 | 10.4 | CDP |
| Spring Lake | 8 | 11,459 | 11,651 | -0.42% | 485 | 23.6 | Town |
| Dunn | 9 | 8,632 | 8,428 | 0.59% | 1,220 | 7.1 | City |
| Angier | 10 | 7,809 | 5,704 | 7.22% | 1,761 | 4.4 | Town |
| Erwin | 11 | 4,810 | 4,526 | 1.5% | 1,143 | 4.2 | Town |
| Lillington | 12 | 4,643 | 4,839 | -1.04% | 648 | 7.2 | Town |
| Benson | 13 | 4,533 | 4,003 | 3% | 1,516 | 3.0 | Town |
| Buies Creek | 14 | 3,697 | 3,388 | 1.48% | 1,222 | 3.0 | CDP |
| Carthage | 15 | 3,008 | 2,778 | 1.93% | 447 | 6.7 | Town |
| Coats | 16 | 2,298 | 2,148 | 1.64% | 1,488 | 1.5 | Town |
| Plain View | 17 | 1,416 | 1,624 | -2.68% | 85 | 16.7 | CDP |
| Broadway | 18 | 1,366 | 1,280 | 1.56% | 1,056 | 1.3 | Town |
| Bunnlevel | 19 | 1,088 | 779 | 3.72% | 144 | 7.6 | CDP |
| Spivey's Corner | 20 | 728 | 335 | 2.25% | 94 | 7.8 | CDP |
| Mamers | 21 | 642 | 613 | -1.98% | 106 | 6.0 | CDP |
| Cameron | 22 | 263 | 241 | 1.94% | 217 | 1.2 | Town |
| Gulf | 23 | 184 | 0 | 1.66% | 203 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Linden | 24 | 138 | 136 | 0% | 251 | 0.6 | Town |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Fayetteville is the largest city in Harnett County.
Linden is the smallest city in Harnett County.
There are 24 cities in Harnett County, North Carolina.