| | | Rutherford County | NC | 37161 | | Forest City, NC 22580 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RutherfordCounty+NC |
| | | Sampson County | NC | 37163 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=SampsonCounty+NC |
| | | Scotland County | NC | 37165 | | Laurinburg, NC 29900 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg,
NC 246 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ScotlandCounty+NC |
| | | Stanly County | NC | 37167 | | Albemarle, NC 10620 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=StanlyCounty+NC |
| | | Stokes County | NC | 37169 | | Winston-Salem, NC 49180 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=StokesCounty+NC |
| | | Surry County | NC | 37171 | | Mount Airy, NC 34340 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=SurryCounty+NC |
| | | Swain County | NC | 37173 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=SwainCounty+NC |
| | | Transylvania County | NC | 37175 | | Brevard, NC 14820 | Asheville-Brevard, NC 120 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=TransylvaniaCounty+NC |
| | | Tyrrell County | NC | 37177 | | Kill Devil Hills, NC 28620 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk,
VA-NC 545 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=TyrrellCounty+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 |
