Princeton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.

[6] The Princeton Graded School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all land.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,315 people, 497 households, and 246 families residing in the town.

31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.