| | | Nash County | NC | 37127 | | Rocky Mount, NC 40580 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=NashCounty+NC |
| | | New Hanover County | NC | 37129 | | Wilmington, NC 48900 | | Central | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=NewHanoverCounty+NC |
| | | Onslow County | NC | 37133 | | Jacksonville, NC 27340 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=OnslowCounty+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 |
| | | 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 |
| | | 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 |
| | | Richmond County | NC | 37153 | | Rockingham, NC 40460 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RichmondCounty+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 |
| | | Rutherford County | NC | 37161 | | Forest City, NC 22580 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RutherfordCounty+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 |
