Goldsboro, North Carolina

Goldsboro, North Carolina
City
Center Street
Center Street
Flag of Goldsboro, North Carolina
Flag
Official seal of Goldsboro, North Carolina
Seal
Motto(s): 
"Be More, Do More, Seymour"
Location of Goldsboro in North Carolina
Location of Goldsboro in North Carolina
Goldsboro is located in North Carolina
Goldsboro
Goldsboro
Goldsboro is located in the United States
Goldsboro
Goldsboro
Coordinates: 35°22′40″N 77°58′19″W / 35.37778°N 77.97194°W / 35.37778; -77.97194
Country United States
State North Carolina
CountyWayne
Founded / Incorporated1787 / 1847
Government
 • MayorCharles Gaylor[1]
Area
[2]
 • City
28.74 sq mi (74.45 km2)
 • Land28.59 sq mi (74.05 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
Elevation
[4]
108 ft (33 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
33,657
 • Density1,177.23/sq mi (454.52/km2)
 • Urban
54,456 (US: 478th)[3]
 • Urban density1,024.4/sq mi (395.5/km2)
 • Metro
117,333 (US: 334th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27530-27534
Area code(s)919, 984
FIPS code37-26880[5]
GNIS feature ID2403709[4]
Websitewww.goldsboronc.gov
West Walnut Street, circa 1915

Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 census.[6] It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787, and Goldsboro was incorporated in 1847. It is the county seat of Wayne County.[7]

The city is situated in North Carolina's Coastal Plain and is bordered on the south by the Neuse River and the west by the Little River, approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Greenville,[8] 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Raleigh, the state capital, and 75 miles (121 km) north of Wilmington in Southeastern North Carolina. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is located in Goldsboro.

  1. ^ "Mayor of Goldsboro". City of Goldsboro. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goldsboro, North Carolina
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ "Goldsboro, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders". City-data.com. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  8. ^ https://www.google.com/maps Google Maps