Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

First Bancorp 

Southern Pines, North Carolina

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated March 1, 2022, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of First Bancorp, appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP 

Raleigh, North Carolina 

September 19, 2022