| | | Alamance County | NC | 37001 | | Burlington, NC 15500 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlamanceCounty+NC |
| | | Alexander County | NC | 37003 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlexanderCounty+NC |
| | | Brunswick County | NC | 37019 | | Wilmington, NC 48900 | | Central | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=BrunswickCounty+NC |
| | | Buncombe County | NC | 37021 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=BuncombeCounty+NC |
| | | Burke County | NC | 37023 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BurkeCounty+NC |
| | | Cabarrus County | NC | 37025 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CabarrusCounty+NC |
| | | Caldwell County | NC | 37027 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CaldwellCounty+NC |
| | | Catawba County | NC | 37035 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CatawbaCounty+NC |
| | | Chatham County | NC | 37037 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ChathamCounty+NC |
| | | Craven County | NC | 37049 | | New Bern, NC 35100 | New Bern-Morehead City,
NC 404 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CravenCounty+NC |
