| | Wilson County | NC | 37195 | | Wilson, NC 48980 | Rocky
Mount-Wilson-Roanoke
Rapids, NC 468 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilsonCounty+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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Gaston County | NC | 37071 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=GastonCounty+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 |
| | 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 |