| | Henderson County | NC | 37089 | | Asheville, NC 11700 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HendersonCounty+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 |
| | Transylvania County | NC | 37175 | | Brevard, NC 14820 | Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard,
NC 120 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=TransylvaniaCounty+NC |
| | Alexander County | NC | 37003 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlexanderCounty+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 |
| | 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 |
| | Cabarrus County | NC | 37025 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CabarrusCounty+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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |