Lattimore is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 10.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.Lattimore is the home of Ambassador Baptist College, a private Bible college dedicated to training "God's servants for God's service".

The college was founded in 1989 by Evangelist Ron Comfort in the nearby city of Shelby, but was moved to Lattimore in 1997.