Garland North Carolina Map
Explore Garland, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Garland, North Carolina
How to Use This Garland, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Garland, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Garland.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Garland |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Sampson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.786282 |
| Longitude | -78.394169 |
| Population | 595 |
| Density | 213.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 28441 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| County Seat | Clinton |
| School District | Sampson County Schools |
About Garland, North Carolina
Garland is a locality in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 595. The population density is 213.5 people per km². Garland is located at 34.7863°N, 78.3942°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Garland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28441.Garland occupies a quiet expanse of the North Carolina coastal plain, where the horizon stretches wide across level fields and dark, loamy soil. It lies 33.0 miles east-southeast of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 124°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south-southwest of Clinton. The land here remains largely unhurried, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Turtle Branch as it winds through the undergrowth just two miles away. In the softening light of late afternoon, the air holds a heavy, humid stillness that makes the distant silhouette of Susies Hill appear as a mere ripple against the sky. Travelers passing through find the environment dominated by vast, cultivated rows and dense woodland patches that serve as a reminder of the raw, untamed character inherent to the region.
Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Garland, with the surrounding fields reflecting a legacy of crop production that shaped the local livelihood for generations. While the nearby North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - South River (New Cut Island) Preserve offers a sanctuary for native flora and fauna, the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads. Beyond the immediate reach of Spring Bay and the reflective waters of Bay Tree Lake, the landscape is punctuated by the presence of Bladen Lakes State Forest, which adds a deep, emerald complexity to the otherwise flat topography. Life in Garland persists with a courteous reserve, favoring the steady persistence of the seasons over the clamor of more modern, frenetic places.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - South River (New Cut Island) Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 209° SW
- Bladen Lakes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 217° SW
- Black River Floodplain Macrosite (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 121° SE
- Bay Tree Lake State Natural Area (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 188° S
- North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 173° S
- White Lake State Lake (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 211° SW
- North Carolina Marble Co (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 021° N
- Hubb's Farm (Home of Hubb's Corn Maze) (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 357° N
- Arts Co of Faison (Arts Centre) — 27.1 mi, 032° NE
- Cowan Museum of History and Science (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 064° NE
- Liberty Hall (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 064° NE
- Stage Road Monument (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 145° SE
- Patriot (Grady) Monument (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 145° SE
- Loyalist Monument (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 145° SE
- Taylor's Aquarium (Aquarium) — 30.7 mi, 339° N
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About This Garland Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garland, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.786282, -78.394169. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Garland includes the ZIP code (28441), telephone area code (910), county seat of Sampson County (Clinton), and school district assignment (Sampson County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
