| | Alleghany County | NC | 37005 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlleghanyCounty+NC |
| | Anson County | NC | 37007 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AnsonCounty+NC |
| | Ashe County | NC | 37009 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=AsheCounty+NC |
| | Avery County | NC | 37011 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=AveryCounty+NC |
| | Beaufort County | NC | 37013 | | Washington, NC 47820 | Greenville-Washington, NC 274 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BeaufortCounty+NC |
| | Bertie County | NC | 37015 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BertieCounty+NC |
| | Bladen County | NC | 37017 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BladenCounty+NC |
| | Camden County | NC | 37029 | | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk,
VA-NC 47260 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CamdenCounty+NC |
| | Carteret County | NC | 37031 | | Morehead City, NC 33980 | New Bern-Morehead City,
NC 404 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=CarteretCounty+NC |
| | Caswell County | NC | 37033 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CaswellCounty+NC |