| | Cumberland County | NC | 37051 | | Fayetteville, NC 22180 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CumberlandCounty+NC |
| | Currituck County | NC | 37053 | | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk,
VA-NC 47260 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=CurrituckCounty+NC |
| | Davidson County | NC | 37057 | | Winston-Salem, NC 49180 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=DavidsonCounty+NC |
| | Davie County | NC | 37059 | | Winston-Salem, NC 49180 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=DavieCounty+NC |
| | Durham County | NC | 37063 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=DurhamCounty+NC |
| | Edgecombe County | NC | 37065 | | Rocky Mount, NC 40580 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=EdgecombeCounty+NC |
| | Forsyth County | NC | 37067 | | Winston-Salem, NC 49180 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ForsythCounty+NC |
| | Franklin County | NC | 37069 | | Raleigh-Cary, NC 39580 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=FranklinCounty+NC |
| | Gaston County | NC | 37071 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=GastonCounty+NC |
| | Gates County | NC | 37073 | | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk,
VA-NC 47260 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=GatesCounty+NC |