| | Cumberland County | NC | 37051 | | Fayetteville, NC 22180 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CumberlandCounty+NC |
| | Hoke County | NC | 37093 | | Fayetteville, NC 22180 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HokeCounty+NC |
| | Rutherford County | NC | 37161 | | Forest City, NC 22580 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RutherfordCounty+NC |
| | Wayne County | NC | 37191 | | Goldsboro, NC 24140 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WayneCounty+NC |
| | Guilford County | NC | 37081 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=GuilfordCounty+NC |
| | Randolph County | NC | 37151 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RandolphCounty+NC |
| | Rockingham County | NC | 37157 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RockinghamCounty+NC |
| | Pitt County | NC | 37147 | | Greenville, NC 24780 | Greenville-Washington, NC 274 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=PittCounty+NC |
| | Vance County | NC | 37181 | | Henderson, NC 25780 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=VanceCounty+NC |
| | Alexander County | NC | 37003 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlexanderCounty+NC |