| | Iredell County | NC | 37097 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=IredellCounty+NC |
| | Lincoln County | NC | 37109 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LincolnCounty+NC |
| | Mecklenburg County | NC | 37119 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MecklenburgCounty+NC |
| | Rowan County | NC | 37159 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RowanCounty+NC |
| | Union County | NC | 37179 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=UnionCounty+NC |
| | Chatham County | NC | 37037 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ChathamCounty+NC |
| | Durham County | NC | 37063 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=DurhamCounty+NC |
| | Orange County | NC | 37135 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=OrangeCounty+NC |
| | Person County | NC | 37145 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PersonCounty+NC |
| | Pasquotank County | NC | 37139 | | Elizabeth City, NC 21020 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=PasquotankCounty+NC |