Community

Whether you prefer the beach or the mountains, the cultural life of major urban areas or the quiet tranquility of historic small towns of eastern North Carolina, Edgecombe County is in the heart of it all.

Edgecombe County is only:
40 minutes to Greenville
1 hour to Raleigh
2 hours to Richmond, VA
2.5 hours to the Outer Banks
4 hours to Boone

Edgecombe County's recreational opportunities are virtually limitless, whether your game is golf, baseball, shopping, hunting, canoeing, or simply enjoying live music and good food.

Edgecombe County is a place where tradition and diversity fuel economic growth; a place where excitement for the future parallels pride in the past. Be it new construction or late 19th and early 20th century Victorian, Second Empire, Neo-classical revival homes, Edgecombe County offers a wide range of historical landmarks and museums to visit.

The Visitors Center is housed at the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce at 500M Main Street in Tarboro. The Center is your source for free travel and tourism information not only for Edgecombe County and North Carolina, but for just about every state.

	Address	Phone Number	Population
Edgecombe County	201 St. Andrews St.	641-7845	52,647
Town of Tarboro	500 Main St.	641-4200	11,138
Town of Conetoe	PO Box 268	823-1043	329
Town of Macclesfield	203 W. Green St.	827-4823	409
Town of Pinetops	101 E. Hamlet St.	827-4435	1,268
Town of Princeville	201 S. Main St.	823-1057	2,020
Town of Speed	PO Box 242	823-6194	66
Town of Whitakers	PO Box 6	437-4011	770

General Information
Population: 2007 Estimate: 52,647
Population Density: 110 per sq mile
Average rental price: Median Rent: $500
Cost of Living: 88.6%
Median household income (in 2014 dollars), 2010-2014 $33,892
Veterans, 2010-2014 3,915
Housing units, July 1, 2015 24,627
Housing units, April 1, 2010 24,838
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2010-2014 62.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2010-2014 $81,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2010-2014 - $1,009
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2010-2014 $421
Median gross rent, 2010-2014 - $649
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2010-2014 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2010-2014 10.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2010-2014 21.6