| | | Guilford County | NC | 37081 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=GuilfordCounty+NC |
| | | Haywood County | NC | 37087 | | Waynesville, NC 48200 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=HaywoodCounty+NC |
| | | Henderson County | NC | 37089 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HendersonCounty+NC |
| | | Hoke County | NC | 37093 | | Fayetteville, NC 22180 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HokeCounty+NC |
| | | Iredell County | NC | 37097 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=IredellCounty+NC |
| | | Johnston County | NC | 37101 | | Raleigh-Cary, NC 39580 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=JohnstonCounty+NC |
| | | Jones County | NC | 37103 | | New Bern, NC 35100 | New Bern-Morehead City,
NC 404 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=JonesCounty+NC |
| | | Lincoln County | NC | 37109 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LincolnCounty+NC |
| | | Madison County | NC | 37115 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MadisonCounty+NC |
| | | Mecklenburg County | NC | 37119 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MecklenburgCounty+NC |
