| | Swain County | NC | 37173 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=SwainCounty+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 |
| | Tyrrell County | NC | 37177 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=TyrrellCounty+NC |
| | Vance County | NC | 37181 | | Henderson, NC 25780 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=VanceCounty+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 |
| | Wilkes County | NC | 37193 | | North Wilkesboro, NC 35900 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilkesCounty+NC |
| | 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 |
| | Yancey County | NC | 37199 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=YanceyCounty+NC |