Stedman is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] It is named for Civil War Major Charles Manly Stedman.

[5] Stedman was settled in 1841 when John Culbreth Blocker built a stagecoach house and post office on land that he had purchased.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,277 people, 501 households, and 329 families residing in the town.