| | Person County | NC | 37145 | | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 20500 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PersonCounty+NC |
| | Pitt County | NC | 37147 | | Greenville, NC 24780 | Greenville-Washington, NC 274 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=PittCounty+NC |
| | Randolph County | NC | 37151 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RandolphCounty+NC |
| | Rockingham County | NC | 37157 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC 24660 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RockinghamCounty+NC |
| | Rowan County | NC | 37159 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RowanCounty+NC |
| | Stokes County | NC | 37169 | | Winston-Salem, NC 49180 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=StokesCounty+NC |
| | Union County | NC | 37179 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=UnionCounty+NC |
| | Wake County | NC | 37183 | | Raleigh-Cary, NC 39580 | Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 450 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WakeCounty+NC |
| | Wayne County | NC | 37191 | | Goldsboro, NC 24140 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WayneCounty+NC |
| | Yadkin County | NC | 37197 | | Winston-Salem, NC 49180 | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High
Point, NC 268 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=YadkinCounty+NC |