Clinton, North Carolina, The Heart of Sampson County

Located in the heart of southeastern NC, an easy drive from Raleigh, Wilmington, or Fayetteville, our downtown area boasts over 180 different businesses and organizations, including retail, dining, agriculture, major industries, and affordable housing.

Downtown Clinton boasts a growing number and variety of shops, restaurants, and businesses which will eagerly serve you, no matter your interest. Clinton is also home to a robust and supportive business community, and the City offers business owners ample resources to build and maintain their business.
Take in a performance, view an art exhibit, learn about our heritage, or attend a street festival. Downtown Clinton hosts events that have grown in attendance and quality each year.

Whether you’re a passerby, a frequent business guest, or a lifelong resident, we invite you to explore our website, then come and mill around downtown.

Industries
Clinton is ideally located to serve the special needs of a variety of industries. Each industry benefits from the availabilities of a diverse and skilled labor force, exceptionally reasonable tax rates, excellent utilities, and easy access to East Coast markets. Sampson Southeast Business Center is a 76-acre industrial park on U.S. 421 in Clinton that can accommodate future industrial development with easy access to water, sewer, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure.

Major industries located in Clinton include:
Brooks Brothers
Butterball
DuBose Strapping
Hog Slat
Rheinfelden Americas
Sampson Bladen Oil
Schindler Escalators
Smithfield Foods

Agriculture
Clinton functions as a regional agricultural center in Sampson Co.
Some of the crops grown locally are:

Corn
Cotton
Soybeans
Tobacco
Wheat