| | | Harnett County | NC | 37085 | | Anderson Creek, NC 11360 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HarnettCounty+NorthCarolina |
| | | Buncombe County | NC | 37021 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=BuncombeCounty+NC |
| | | Henderson County | NC | 37089 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HendersonCounty+NC |
| | | Madison County | NC | 37115 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MadisonCounty+NC |
| | | Watauga County | NC | 37189 | | Boone, NC 14380 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WataugaCounty+NC |
| | | Transylvania County | NC | 37175 | | Brevard, NC 14820 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=TransylvaniaCounty+NC |
| | | Alamance County | NC | 37001 | | Burlington, NC 15500 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlamanceCounty+NC |
| | | Anson County | NC | 37007 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AnsonCounty+NC |
| | | Cabarrus County | NC | 37025 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CabarrusCounty+NC |
| | | Gaston County | NC | 37071 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=GastonCounty+NC |
