| | 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 |
| | Watauga County | NC | 37189 | | Boone, NC 14380 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WataugaCounty+NC |
| | Wayne County | NC | 37191 | | Goldsboro, NC 24140 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WayneCounty+NC |
| | Wilkes County | NC | 37193 | | North Wilkesboro, NC 35900 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilkesCounty+NC |
| | Yancey County | NC | 37199 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=YanceyCounty+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 |
| | Haywood County | NC | 37087 | | Waynesville, NC 48200 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=HaywoodCounty+NC |