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Welcome to Bayboro ...

The coastal town of Bayboro is located in Pamlico County<1> and is the County Seat for Pamlico County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bayboro has a population of 1,237 people<2> (see below for details).

Bayboro is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Bayboro: 252

The ZIP code for Bayboro: 28515<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bayboro had an population of 1,237 people. This is a decrease of 2.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 66.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bayboro had a population of 1,263 people (which is 9.63% of the total population of Pamlico County). This makes Bayboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Bayboro represents 0.01% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 307th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,263 people, the population of Bayboro increased 70.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 741 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bayboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bayboro - they are located in Georgia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bayboro ...

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

  • New Bern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Havelock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Trent Woods
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Oriental
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Arapahoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Minnesott Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Vandemere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people

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 Bayboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayboro. 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 Bayboro.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayboro ...

Looking for more information about Bayboro? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bayboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bayboro.

Adding Bayboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayboro 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 Bayboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bayboro post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pamlico, 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 Bayboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Bayboro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bayboro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/