| | Montgomery County | NC | 37123 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=MontgomeryCounty+NC |
| | Perquimans County | NC | 37143 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PerquimansCounty+NC |
| | Polk County | NC | 37149 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PolkCounty+NC |
| | Sampson County | NC | 37163 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=SampsonCounty+NC |
| | Swain County | NC | 37173 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=SwainCounty+NC |
| | Tyrrell County | NC | 37177 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=TyrrellCounty+NC |
| | Warren County | NC | 37185 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WarrenCounty+NC |
| | Washington County | NC | 37187 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WashingtonCounty+NC |
| | Yancey County | NC | 37199 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=YanceyCounty+NC |
| | Stanly County | NC | 37167 | | Albemarle, NC 10620 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=StanlyCounty+NC |