| | Beaufort County | NC | 37013 | | Washington, NC 47820 | Greenville-Washington, NC 274 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BeaufortCounty+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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Cleveland County | NC | 37045 | | Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC 43140 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ClevelandCounty+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 |