Address:
PO Box 296, 102 E Front St., Lillington, NC 27546
Telephone:
910-893-2654
Type of Government:
Council-Manager
Census 2020 Population:
4,735
Sq. Miles/Acres:
4.66
Board/Council Meetings:
Work session 2nd Monday @ 8:30am & Regular meeting 2nd Tuesday @ 6:00pm
Website:
Lillington is a growing community located along the Cape Fear River in the heart of Harnett County, and serves as the county seat.
The town of Lillington is named for John Alexander Lillington (c. 1725–1786), aka Alexander John Lillington, who was a Patriot officer from North Carolina in the American Revolutionary War, notably fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776 and serving as brigadier general in the state militia.