Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of First Bancorp of our reports dated March 11, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Select Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement.

/s/ Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

July 2, 2021