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Welcome to Tarboro ...

Tarboro is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tarboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tarboro has a population of 85 people<2> (see below for details).

Tarboro is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Tarboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Tarboro: 912 & 565<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tarboro had an population of 85 people. This is a decrease of 2.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tarboro had a population of 87 people.

With a 2010 count of 87 people, the population of Tarboro decreased 13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 100 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tarboro.

Communities Also Named Tarboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tarboro - they are located in North Carolina and South Carolina (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tarboro.

Communities near Tarboro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tarboro.

  • Woodstock ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
  • Kingsland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Folkston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazlehurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Woodbine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nahunta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Raybon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Raybon is located in Brantley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
  • Homeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tarboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tarboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tarboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarboro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarboro. See our Newspapers Page for Tarboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tarboro ...

Looking for more information about Tarboro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tarboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tarboro.

Adding Tarboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tarboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tarboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tarboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Camden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tarboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tarboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Tarboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Tarboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.