Tar Heel, North Carolina

About Tar Heel

Set in the southern part of North Carolina, Tar Heel is a tiny community with an estimated population of 90.

Tar Heel holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 391 residents per square mile.

📰 Tar Heel News Today

• Tar Heel Linebackers Follow Former Pro’s Lead University of North Carolina Athletics · Oct 6
• Proposed U.S. Census changes raise concerns over representation, funding in North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel · Oct 5
• Notre Dame Football: North Carolina Tar Heels Q&A with Tar Heel Blog Yahoo Sports · Oct 1
• Thurman Brings Energy, Versatility To Tar Heel Offense University of North Carolina Athletics · Sep 29
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Tar Heel, North Carolina - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Tar Heel Unique

• The only place in America named Tar Heel — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• With 90 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tar Heel

• Dani's Kitchen
• Now Tha's A Burger & Seafood
• The Log Cabin — steak

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tar Heel

• Municipal Park Complex reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Tar Heel

• Plain View Primary
• Tar Heel School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Tar Heel

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