Welcome to Tabor City ...

The town of Tabor City is located in Columbus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tabor City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1935.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tabor City has a population of 4,111 people<2> (see below for details).

Tabor City is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tabor City: (910)

The ZIP code for Tabor City: 28463<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tabor City had an population of 4,111 people. This is an increase of 63.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 63.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tabor City had a population of 2,511 people. This makes Tabor City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Tabor City represents 0.03% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,511 people, the population of Tabor City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,509 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tabor City.

Communities near Tabor City ...

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

• Whiteville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <5>
• Loris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <5>
• Chadbourn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Fair Bluff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Nichols
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <5>
• Cerro Gordo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Clarendon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
• Ironhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironhill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
• Green Sea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sea
  • Green Sea is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Sea <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tabor City ...

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

Adding Tabor City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tabor City post office opened in 1935.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tabor City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tabor City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

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