Welcome to Carrboro ...

The town of Carrboro is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of Carrboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carrboro has a population of 21,202 people<3> (see below for details).

Carrboro is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Carrboro: (919) & (984)<5>

Websites for Carrboro ...

Official Website: www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrboro had an population of 21,202 people. This is an increase of 8.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrboro had a population of 19,582 people (or 14.64% of the total population of Orange County). This makes Carrboro the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Carrboro represents 0.21% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,582 people, the population of Carrboro increased 16.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,782 people).

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

Communities near Carrboro ...

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

• Durham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
• Cary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
• Apex
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Apex is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <6>
• Morrisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <6>
• Mebane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
  • Mebane is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <6>
• Hillsborough
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <6>
• Pittsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <6>
• Haw River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
  • Haw River is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <6>
• Green Level
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
  • Green Level is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
• Swepsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
  • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 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 Carrboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrboro ...

Looking for more information about Carrboro? 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 Carrboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carrboro.

Adding Carrboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrboro 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 for Carrboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carrboro post office opened in 1914.

We also found Carrboro on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carrboro: www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/