Tarboro is a town in and the county seat of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 10,721. The town is on the opposite bank of the Tar River from Princeville. It is also part of the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA. Tarboro is located near the western edge of North Carolina's coastal plain. It has many historical churches, some dating from as early as 1742. Tarboro is also home to the headquarters of World Cat Boats, a catamaran boat manufacturer with over 80,000 customers across the globe.
Southeast
Tarboro
Edgecombe County, NC
Population
10,696
Walk Score
62 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$657
Median home value
$145,600
Founded
1760
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lone Pine · listed 1987
- Tarboro Historic District · listed 1980
Notable landmarks
- Barracks, The · listed 1971
- Batts House and Outbuildings · listed 2006
- Bracebridge Hall · listed 1971
- C.S.S. COL. HILL (side-wheel steamer) · listed 2018
- Calvary Episcopal Church and Churchyard · listed 1971
- Coats House · listed 1973
- Coolmore Plantation · listed 1971
- Cotton Press · listed 1971
- Eastern Star Baptist Church · listed 1980
- Edgecombe Agricultural Works · listed 1980
- F. D. Wharton House · listed 2025
- Grove, The · listed 1971
- Howell Homeplace · listed 1984
- Oakland Plantation · listed 1980
- Piney Prospect · listed 1971
- Quigless Clinic · listed 2000
- Railroad Depot Complex · listed 1980
- Redmond-Shackelford House · listed 1976
- St. Paul Baptist Church · listed 1980
- Tarboro Town Common · listed 1970
- Walston-Bulluck House · listed 1971
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