Map of Goldsboro, United States
Goldsboro is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 35,826. It lies at 35.3849°N, 77.9928°W, about 33 m above sea level. Goldsboro is about 399 km (248 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wilson, 38 km to the north.
Goldsboro at a glance
Country
Region
North Carolina
Population
35,826GeoNames
Coordinates
35.3849, -77.992835°23′06″N 77°59′34″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
399 km (248 mi)
Where is Goldsboro?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Goldsboro
- Wilson — 38 km north
- Greenville — 62 km northeast
- Rocky Mount — 64 km north
- Raleigh — 73 km northwest
- Wake Forest — 81 km northwest
- Cary — 84 km northwest
- Apex — 87 km northwest
- Jacksonville — 87 km southeast
- Fayetteville — 89 km southwest
- Durham — 106 km northwest
Largest cities in North Carolina
- Charlotte — 911,311
- Raleigh — 482,295
- Greensboro — 285,342
- Durham — 257,636
- Winston-Salem — 241,218
- Fayetteville — 201,963
- Cary — 159,769
- Wilmington — 115,933
- High Point — 110,268
- Asheville — 95,056
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.