Tarboro is located in
Edgecombe County (of which it is the county seat) between
Raleigh and
Williamston along US Highway 64 on the banks of the Tar River near
Rocky Mount,
Wilson, and not far from the
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge.
Tarboro was incorporated in 1760 and is one of North Carolina's oldest towns. Major industries include food processing, plastics, fertilizer, textiles, and communications. It is also the center of one of North Carolina's finest agricultural areas, producing tobacco, cotton, peanuts, and corn.
Tarboro is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina metro area.
