Tarboro, North Carolina

About Tarboro

Set in the northeastern part of North Carolina, Tarboro is a close-knit town, home to 10,954 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Tarboro is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 11.27 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 972 residents per square mile.

📰 Tarboro News Today

• NECP Varsity Baseball @ Tarboro MaxPreps · Aug 12
• I Am CALS: Tate Mayo NC State University · May 20
• Tarboro vet-turned-entrepreneur makes the cut: Startup Showdown finalist WCTI · Jul 23
• Mayo Mills is NC Made North Carolina company, family roots run deep in Tarboro; 4th generation cotton farmer ABC11 News · Jul 3
• Katherine Marks Nowell Obituary Jul 1, 2026 Carlisle Funeral Home · Jul 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tarboro Unique

• The only place in America named Tarboro — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 10,954.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Tarboro

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blount-Bridgers House · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tarboro

• Sunset Park reviews ★
• Tarboro Swimming Pool Complex reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Tarboro

• Connections Learning Academy
• Connections Virtual Academy
• Edgecombe Early College High
• Martin Millennium Academy
• North East Carolina Prep
• North East Carolina Prep RCA
• North Edgecombe High
• Princeville Elementary
• Stocks Elementary
• Tarboro High
• W A Pattillo Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Vidant Edgecombe Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tarboro

🏘️ Nearby Communities