Edgecombe County | |
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.jpg) Edgecombe County Courthouse | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′N 77°36′W / 35.92°N 77.60°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1741 |
| Named for | Richard Edgcumbe |
| Seat | Tarboro |
| Largest community | Rocky Mount |
| Area | |
• Total | 506.87 sq mi (1,312.8 km2) |
| • Land | 505.44 sq mi (1,309.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2) 0.28% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 48,900 |
• Estimate (2023) | 48,832 |
| • Density | 96.75/sq mi (37.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Edgecombe County (/ˈɛdʒkəm/ EJ-kum or /ˈɛdʒkoʊm/ EJ-kohm)[1][2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900.[3] Its county seat is Tarboro.[4]
Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "NC Pronunciation Guide". WRAL. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Talk Like a Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.