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Welcome to Edgecombe County ...

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

The community of Tarboro is the Seat for Edgecombe County.

Edgecombe County was founded in 1741 and was created by taking area from Bertie County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Edgecombe had a population of 51,472 people. This is a decrease of 9.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 56,619 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edgecombe represented 0.59% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Edgecombe County:

  • Conetoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Leggett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leggett is located in Edgecombe County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Macclesfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pinetops
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <2>
  • Princeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Rocky Mount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Speed
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Speed is located in Edgecombe County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Tarboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <2>
  • Whitakers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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