Welcome to Smithfield

On behalf of the governing body of the Town of Smithfield, our Town Council, I welcome you to our hometown Smithfield. Smithfield has many things to offer our citizens, patrons and "newcomers". Smithfield happens to be the County seat for Johnston County. We are located in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. We are approximately 30 miles east of Raleigh, approximately 125 miles to the eastern coast and 104 miles north of the South Carolina state line. Our population, as of the 2003 census, is 11,601 although Smithfield's population increases dramatically during the day hours. Many patrons along Interstate 95 stop to shop at the famous "Carolina Outlet Mall" and dine at our restaurants. [read more of the Mayor's message]

On behalf of the Town Council,
Norman R. Johnson, Mayor