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Welcome to Moore County ...

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

The community of Carthage is the Seat for Moore County.

Moore County was founded in 1784 and was created by taking area from Cumberland County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Moore had a population of 100,880 people. This is an increase of 13.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 88,594 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moore represented 0.93% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Moore County:

  • Aberdeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Foxfire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxfire is located in Moore County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Pinebluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pinehurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robbins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Robbins is located in Moore County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <2>
  • Southern Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylortown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylortown is located in Moore County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Vass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vass is located in Moore County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <2>
  • Whispering Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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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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