| | Northampton County | NC | 37131 | | Roanoke Rapids, NC 40260 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=NorthamptonCounty+NC |
| | Richmond County | NC | 37153 | | Rockingham, NC 40460 | Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,
NC 246 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RichmondCounty+NC |
| | Edgecombe County | NC | 37065 | | Rocky Mount, NC 40580 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=EdgecombeCounty+NC |
| | Nash County | NC | 37127 | | Rocky Mount, NC 40580 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=NashCounty+NC |
| | Lee County | NC | 37105 | | Sanford, NC 41820 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LeeCounty+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 |
| | Camden County | NC | 37029 | | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk,
VA-NC 47260 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CamdenCounty+NC |
| | Currituck County | NC | 37053 | | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk,
VA-NC 47260 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=CurrituckCounty+NC |
| | Gates County | NC | 37073 | | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk,
VA-NC 47260 | Virginia
Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC 545 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=GatesCounty+NC |
| | Beaufort County | NC | 37013 | | Washington, NC 47820 | Greenville-Washington, NC 274 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BeaufortCounty+NC |