| | Columbus County | NC | 37047 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ColumbusCounty+NC |
| | Duplin County | NC | 37061 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=DuplinCounty+NC |
| | Graham County | NC | 37075 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=GrahamCounty+NC |
| | Granville County | NC | 37077 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=GranvilleCounty+NorthCarolina |
| | Greene County | NC | 37079 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=GreeneCounty+NC |
| | Hertford County | NC | 37091 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HertfordCounty+NC |
| | Hyde County | NC | 37095 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HydeCounty+NC |
| | Jackson County | NC | 37099 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=JacksonCounty+NorthCarolina |
| | Lenoir County | NC | 37107 | | Kinston, NC 28820 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=LenoirCounty+NC |
| | Macon County | NC | 37113 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=MaconCounty+NC |