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Also known as Goldsboro, North Carolina, Goldsboro, NC

city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Carolina
County
Wayne
Founded incorporated
1787 / 1847
Mayor
Charles Gaylor
City
28.75 sq mi (74.45 km )
Land
28.59 sq mi (74.05 km )
Water
0.15 sq mi (0.40 km )
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Density
1,177.2/sq mi (454.52/km )
Urban
54,456 ( US: 478th )
Urban density
1,024/sq mi (395.5/km )
Metro
117,333 (US: 334th )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes
27530-27534
Area codes
919 , 984
Fips code
37-26880

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Goldsboro
Located in
Wayne County
Population
33657
Area
72.937762
Elevation
33
Capital of
Wayne County
Official website
www.goldsboronc.gov
Image
Goldsboro Union Station 2013-03-30 23-18-50.jpg
Households
14632
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postal code
27534
Commons category
Goldsboro, North Carolina
inception
1787-00-00
P8168
Nayak
water as percent of area
0.0694
per capita income
23701
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Encyclopedic overview

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. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goldsboro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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