| | Columbus County | NC | 37047 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ColumbusCounty+NC |
| | Dare County | NC | 37055 | | Kill Devil Hills, NC 28620 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=DareCounty+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 |
| | Halifax County | NC | 37083 | | Roanoke Rapids, NC 40260 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HalifaxCounty+NC |
| | Harnett County | NC | 37085 | | Anderson Creek, NC 11360 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HarnettCounty+NorthCarolina |
| | 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 |