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Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 39,043 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded in 1787, incorporated in 1847, it is the county seat of Wayne County. The city is situated in the North Carolina's Coastal Plain and is bordered on the south by the Neuse River and the west by the Little River, about 35 miles southwest of Greenville6 and 90 km (55mi) southeast of Raleigh, the state capital. Goldsboro is best known as home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.

Colleges:
Wayne Community College
N.C. Wesleyan College, Goldsboro Campus

Sites of interest:
Waynesborough Historical Village, a reconstructed "village" located near the original site of the town of Waynesborough, it is a home to historical Wayne County buildings ranging from varied periods of time. These buildings include a family home, a medical office, a one room school, a law office, and a Quaker Meeting House.
Herman Park, with facilities including a recreational center, a miniature train, tennis courts, three picnic shelters, a turn-of-the-century park house, a gazebo, a goldfish pond and fountain, and a children's playground.
The Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course, built in 1941 and renovated in 1999 under supervision of golf course architect John LaFoy.
Downtown Goldsboro offers views of historical buildings.

In 1993, Money Magazine recognized Goldsboro as one of the top ten "Best Places to Live in America".

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