| | | Burke County | NC | 37023 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BurkeCounty+NC |
| | | Caldwell County | NC | 37027 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CaldwellCounty+NC |
| | | Catawba County | NC | 37035 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CatawbaCounty+NC |
| | | Onslow County | NC | 37133 | | Jacksonville, NC 27340 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=OnslowCounty+NC |
| | | Dare County | NC | 37055 | | Kill Devil Hills, NC 28620 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=DareCounty+NC |
| | | Lenoir County | NC | 37107 | | Kinston, NC 28820 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=LenoirCounty+NC |
| | | Scotland County | NC | 37165 | | Laurinburg, NC 29900 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ScotlandCounty+NC |
| | | Robeson County | NC | 37155 | | Lumberton, NC 31300 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RobesonCounty+NC |
| | | McDowell County | NC | 37111 | | Marion, NC 32000 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=McDowellCounty+NC |
| | | Carteret County | NC | 37031 | | Morehead City, NC 33980 | New Bern-Morehead City,
NC 404 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=CarteretCounty+NC |
