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Carrboro
Town in North Carolina, United States

Carrboro

Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S.

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state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian S. Carr.

How locals move

Getting around Carrboro the local way

  • Go nextHillsborough, the county seat, is a cute historic town a half-hour drive north of Chapel Hill, good for a day trip or to spend a night or two.

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