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Welcome to Carrboro ...

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

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<2> (see below for details).

Carrboro is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Carrboro: 919 & 984<4>

The ZIP code for Carrboro: 27510<5>

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 14.62% 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.

Websites for Carrboro ...

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

Communities near Carrboro ...

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

  • Durham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • 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)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • 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)
  • Mebane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • 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)
  • Pittsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Haw River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Level
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Swepsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • 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 (so far) 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, 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 Carrboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrboro - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Carrboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Carrboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Carrboro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Carrboro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/