Welcome to Goldsboro ...

The city of Goldsboro is located in Wayne County<1> and is the County Seat for Wayne County.

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

Goldsboro was established in 1787.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Goldsboro has a population of 34,715 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Goldsboro is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Goldsboro: (919) & (984)<5>

Websites for Goldsboro ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Goldsboro had an population of 34,715 people. This is a decrease of 4.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goldsboro had a population of 36,437 people (or 29.65% of the total population of Wayne County). This makes Goldsboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Goldsboro represents 0.38% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 36,437 people, the population of Goldsboro decreased 6.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 39,043 people).

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

Communities Also Named Goldsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Goldsboro - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Goldsboro ...

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

• Mount Olive
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <6>
• La Grange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <6>
• Pine Level
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <6>
• Kenly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Kenly is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <6>
• Snow Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <6>
• Princeton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
• Fremont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Lucama
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
  • Lucama is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <6>
• Walnut Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Stantonsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonsburg
  • Stantonsburg is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stantonsburg <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldsboro. Our list includes 60 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Goldsboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldsboro ...

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

Adding Goldsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldsboro 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 Goldsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Goldsboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Goldsboro: www.ci.goldsboro.nc.us/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/

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