Back Tar Heel Catalan Тар-Гил (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Tar Heel CEB Tar Heel (Carolina del Norte) Spanish Tar Heel (Ipar Carolina) EU تار هیل، کارولینای شمالی FA Tar Heel (Caroline du Nord) French تار هیل (کلسيايي کارؤلینا) GLK Tar Heel, Kawolin dinò HT Tar Heel Italian
Tar Heel, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
 A pasture on the edge of Tar Heel | |
 Location in Bladen County and the state of North Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′02″N 78°47′27″W / 34.73389°N 78.79083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Sam Allen |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
| • Land | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 90 |
| • Density | 387.93/sq mi (149.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28392 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-66740[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406713[2] |
Tar Heel is a town located in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census.[4]
Tar Heel is home to the largest pig processing plant in the world, which opened in 1992, operated by Smithfield Foods and is located just north of the town limits.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tar Heel, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Tar Heel, North Carolina". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 25, 2024.