Edgecombe County, North Carolina
County seat: Tarboro · Population 49,121 (2025) · 505 sq mi
Edgecombe County is the 53rd most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 49,121 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tarboro. It is part of the North Central Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Edgecombe County facts
- County seat
- Tarboro
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 49,121 +0.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 505 sq mi 43rd largest of 100
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 97 per sq mi
- Established
- 1741
- Named after
- Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe English politician (1680-1758)
- Largest city
- Rocky Mount 15,330 in the county
- Median household income
- $51,265
- Cities and towns
- 10
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37065
Cities and towns in Edgecombe County
Edgecombe County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Edgecombe County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | City | 15,330 | Nash County |
| Tarboro (county seat) | Town | 10,979 | |
| Princeville | Town | 1,286 | |
| Pinetops | Town | 1,198 | |
| Macclesfield | Town | 408 | |
| Whitakers | Town | 297 | Nash County |
| Sharpsburg | Town | 231 | Nash and Wilson counties |
| Conetoe | Town | 201 | |
| Speed | Town | 66 | |
| Leggett | Town | 37 |
ZIP codes in Edgecombe County
16 ZIP codes reach into Edgecombe County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27801
- 27803 also Nash and Wilson counties
- 27809 also Nash County
- 27812 also Pitt and Martin counties
- 27815
- 27819
- 27822 also Wilson and Nash counties
- 27829 also Pitt and Wilson counties
- 27834 also Pitt and Beaufort counties
- 27843 also Martin and Halifax counties
- 27852 also Pitt and Wilson counties
- 27864
- 27878 also Nash and Wilson counties
- 27881
- 27886 also Pitt County
- 27891 also Nash and Halifax counties
Population of Edgecombe County, 2020–2025
Edgecombe County grew by 229 people (+0.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 984 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,224 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 48,781 |
| 2021 | 48,363 |
| 2022 | 48,470 |
| 2023 | 48,959 |
| 2024 | 49,066 |
| 2025 | 49,121 |
Neighboring counties
- Halifax County north · 46,534 people
- Pitt County southeast · 182,936 people
- Nash County west · 99,365 people
- Wilson County southwest · 81,150 people
- Martin County east · 21,601 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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