Edgecombe County is a county in North Carolina, United States, along the Coastal Plain in the northeastern part of the state. It had a population of 48,900 at the 2020 census and covers 506.87 square miles (1,312.8 km2), of which 505.44 square miles (1,309.1 km2) are land, centred near 35°55′N 77°36′W.<\/p>\n
Tarboro is the county seat and its postal code is 27886. The county has ten incorporated towns, one shared city, and a wide scatter of unincorporated communities and rural subdivisions. Edgecombe County sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Edgecombe County has ten incorporated towns, one city it shares with neighboring Nash County, and dozens of small unincorporated communities and rural subdivisions. “Unincorp.” below covers places with no municipal government of their own.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarboro<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 10,742<\/td>\n | 27886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocky Mount<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27801–27804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Princeville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 291<\/td>\n | 27886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pinetops<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sharpsburg<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whitakers<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Macclesfield<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27852<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Conetoe<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27819<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leggett<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27853<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Speed<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Rocky Mount<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Tarboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Edgecombe<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Battleboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27809<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Austin Pines<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belvedere<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brake<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brentwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bullucks Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cherry Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clifton Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coakley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cobb Town<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cobbs Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Colonial Woods<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crisp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cromwell Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Davistown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Deans Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Draughn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dunbar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edgecombe Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Farrar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forest Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fountain Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fox Hollow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gethsemane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glenburnie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Hills Trailer Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hartsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hartsease<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hazelwood Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Henrietta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hilma Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hope Lodge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kungsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lancaster<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lawrence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Logsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lyndale Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| MH Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mayos Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McNair Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meadow Brook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mercer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mildred<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mobile City Trailer Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Old Sparta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Panola Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Penelo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Phillips Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piney Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Runnymeade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint Lewis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Scotts Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shiloh Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Southern Terrace<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Speight Forest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stafford Forest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Suggs Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Summerfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunset Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turnage<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Webbs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wiggins Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodgreen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wrendale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Rocky Mount straddles the Edgecombe–Nash county line; most of the city’s population lives on the Nash County side, but its historic downtown and Douglas Block district sit in Edgecombe. Princeville, just across the Tar River from Tarboro, was chartered in 1885 as the first town in the United States incorporated by African Americans and has been rebuilt twice after catastrophic flooding.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller unincorporated crossroads and rural subdivisions listed above share a ZIP with their nearest town rather than carrying their own postal code.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nEdgecombe County lies on North Carolina’s inner Coastal Plain, a flat to gently rolling landscape drained by the Tar River, which flows southeast through the county past Tarboro and Princeville. The county covers 506.87 square miles, of which 1.43 square miles are water. Farmland, pine plantations, and small river-bottom wetlands dominate outside the towns.<\/p>\n Edgecombe County borders Halifax County<\/a> to the north, Martin County<\/a> to the east, Pitt County<\/a> to the south-southeast, Wilson County<\/a> to the southwest, and Nash County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Edgecombe County had 48,900 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 97 people per square mile. Tarboro and the Edgecombe side of Rocky Mount are the county’s two largest population centers. Median household income in the county runs well below the North Carolina median of $70,804, one of the widest gaps of any county in the eastern part of the state.<\/p>\n Agriculture remains central to Edgecombe County’s economy, with tobacco, cotton, soybeans, and hog farming still worked across its river-bottom and upland fields. Rocky Mount’s Edgecombe side and Tarboro anchor manufacturing and healthcare employment, including UNC Health Nash’s Tarboro-area facilities and industrial parks along the US 64\/US 264 corridor. Edgecombe Community College, based in Tarboro with a Rocky Mount campus, is a major local institution.<\/p>\n Edgecombe County was formed in 1741 from Bertie County and named for Richard Edgcumbe, a British politician; the spelling difference between the county’s name and his surname has never been fully explained. Tarboro, laid out in 1760 on the Tar River, became the county seat and grew into a major antebellum trading town. Princeville, across the river from Tarboro, was founded by freedmen after the Civil War and chartered in 1885, making it the oldest town in the United States incorporated by African Americans; it has flooded severely after Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016, rebuilding both times.<\/p>\n US 64 and US 264 cross the county on a controlled-access corridor linking it to Raleigh to the west and Greenville to the east; US 301 and US 13 run north–south through Rocky Mount and Battleboro.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU); Rocky Mount is also served by Amtrak’s Silver Meteor and Silver Star lines at the Rocky Mount station.<\/p>\n Where is Edgecombe County, North Carolina?<\/strong> What is the population of Edgecombe County?<\/strong> How big is Edgecombe County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Edgecombe County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Edgecombe County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Edgecombe County?<\/strong> |