| | | Mitchell County | NC | 37121 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MitchellCounty+NC |
| | | Montgomery County | NC | 37123 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=MontgomeryCounty+NC |
| | | Moore County | NC | 37125 | | Pinehurst-Southern Pines,
NC 38240 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=MooreCounty+NC |
| | | 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 |
| | | Northampton County | NC | 37131 | | Roanoke Rapids, NC 40260 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=NorthamptonCounty+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 |
| | | Pamlico County | NC | 37137 | | New Bern, NC 35100 | New Bern-Morehead City,
NC 404 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=PamlicoCounty+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 |
