Sanford
- Country: United States
- State: North Carolina
- Population: 29,128 (2016)
- Latitude: 35° 28.8' N (35.47988°)
- Longitude: 79° 10.8' W (-79.1803°)
- Elevation: 110 m/362 ft. above sea level
- Time zone: America/New_York (UTC -05:00); DST observed (UTC -04:00)