| Official Name: | Flat Branch, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Flat Branch |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harnett |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 249 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3135°N -78.8845°W |
| Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 985153 |
Flat Branch is an unincorporated community located in the Anderson Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
Flat Branch[1] [2] is centered at the intersection of Darroch road, Elliott Bridge road and North Carolina Highway 210.
It is home to three landmarks: Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church[3] [4] [5] (founded in 1873), Flat Branch Volunteer Fire Department,[6] and Countryside Monuments. At one time it was home to two gas stations, one of which owned by the Shaw family and the other (presently Countryside Monuments) operated by the Strickland family where they also had a barbershop. Behind the store owned by the Strickland family was a feed and seed store owned by the Butts family. It is also home to Payola Post Office,[7] a building of unique structure consisting of a log exterior, one room, and no windows. It is believed to be one of the last surviving structures within the county to have a stick chimney.