Elroy is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (17 km2), all of it land.

23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Higher education is offered through Wayne Community College in Goldsboro.