| | Pender County | NC | 37141 | | Wilmington, NC 48900 | | Outlying | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=PenderCounty+NC |
| | Perquimans County | NC | 37143 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PerquimansCounty+NC |
| | Person County | NC | 37145 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PersonCounty+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 |
| | Polk County | NC | 37149 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PolkCounty+NC |
| | Randolph County | NC | 37151 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RandolphCounty+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 |
| | Rockingham County | NC | 37157 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RockinghamCounty+NC |
| | Rowan County | NC | 37159 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RowanCounty+NC |