| | 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 |
| | Lincoln County | NC | 37109 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LincolnCounty+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 |
| | Mecklenburg County | NC | 37119 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MecklenburgCounty+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 |
| | New Hanover County | NC | 37129 | | Wilmington, NC 48900 | | Central | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=NewHanoverCounty+NC |
| | Onslow County | NC | 37133 | | Jacksonville, NC 27340 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=OnslowCounty+NC |
| | Orange County | NC | 37135 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=OrangeCounty+NC |
| | Pamlico County | NC | 37137 | | New Bern, NC 35100 | New Bern-Morehead City,
NC 404 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=PamlicoCounty+NC |
| | Pender County | NC | 37141 | | Wilmington, NC 48900 | | Outlying | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=PenderCounty+NC |