Aurora is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] The large Aurora phosphate mine is located just outside the town.

There were 316 housing units at an average density of 333.8 per square mile (128.9/km2).

33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The museum's collection includes a wide variety of marine fossils from the Pleistocene, Pliocene and Miocene eras.