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North Carolina: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

North Carolina uses Eastern Time.

North Carolina in the United States
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in JulyAll of North CarolinaAmerica/New_York
CharlotteRaleighGreensboroWinston-Salem
North Carolina and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
11,197,968
Land area
48,624 sq mi (125,936 km²)
Water area
5,195 sq mi (13,454 km²)
State FIPS code
37
Coordinates (central point)
35.539710, -79.130864
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in North Carolina, largest first

16 metro areas and 23 micro areas have counties in North Carolina. 2 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area2,938,830 people
  2. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area1,797,213 people
  3. Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area1,595,720 people
  4. Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area805,945 people
  5. Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area712,206 people
  6. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area625,485 people
  7. Wilmington, NC Metro Area492,772 people
  8. Asheville, NC Metro Area422,345 people
  9. Fayetteville, NC Metro Area395,412 people
  10. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area376,890 people
  11. Jacksonville, NC Metro Area217,175 people
  12. Burlington, NC Metro Area186,177 people
All 39
  1. Greenville, NC Metro Area182,936 people
  2. Anderson Creek, NC Micro Area150,137 people
  3. Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area148,486 people
  4. New Bern, NC Micro Area127,358 people
  5. Goldsboro, NC Metro Area122,278 people
  6. Lumberton, NC Micro Area119,941 people
  7. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area110,619 people
  8. Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC Micro Area103,325 people
  9. Wilson, NC Micro Area81,150 people
  10. Mount Airy, NC Micro Area72,287 people
  11. Morehead City, NC Micro Area70,469 people
  12. Sanford, NC Micro Area70,258 people
  13. Albemarle, NC Micro Area68,830 people
  14. North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area66,233 people
  15. Forest City, NC Micro Area65,745 people
  16. Waynesville, NC Micro Area63,369 people
  17. Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area63,025 people
  18. Kinston, NC Micro Area55,837 people
  19. Boone, NC Micro Area54,786 people
  20. Marion, NC Micro Area45,198 people
  21. Washington, NC Micro Area44,670 people
  22. Henderson, NC Micro Area42,638 people
  23. Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area42,201 people
  24. Rockingham, NC Micro Area42,041 people
  25. Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area38,245 people
  26. Brevard, NC Micro Area34,211 people
  27. Laurinburg, NC Micro Area33,322 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest townships in North Carolina

  1. Township 1, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County903,844 people
  2. Winston Township, Forsyth County252,037 people
  3. Morehead Township, Guilford County208,172 people
  4. Raleigh Township, Wake County132,465 people
  5. Triangle Township, Durham County122,498 people
  6. Wilmington Township, New Hanover County120,805 people
  7. Durham Township, Durham County119,762 people
  8. White Oak Township, Wake County119,603 people
  9. Wake Forest Township, Wake County103,540 people
  10. Seventy-First Township, Cumberland County98,342 people
  11. Chapel Hill Township, Orange County95,474 people
  12. Gastonia Township, Gaston County94,953 people

All 1,022 townships in North Carolina, by county

Tribal areas in North Carolina, largest first

  1. Lumbee State Designated Tribal Statistical Area514,268 people
  2. Coharie State Designated Tribal Statistical Area62,204 people
  3. Occaneechi-Saponi State Designated Tribal Statistical Area9,575 people
  4. Haliwa-Saponi State Designated Tribal Statistical Area7,669 people
  5. Meherrin State Designated Tribal Statistical Area6,978 people
  6. Sappony State Designated Tribal Statistical Area2,813 people
  7. Waccamaw Siouan State Designated Tribal Statistical Area1,609 people
  8. Qualla Boundary and Off-Reservation Trust Land

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Wake County, North Carolina1,257,235 people
  2. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina1,233,383 people
  3. Guilford County, North Carolina562,234 people
  4. Forsyth County, North Carolina401,718 people
  5. Durham County, North Carolina347,240 people
  6. Cumberland County, North Carolina338,473 people
  7. Buncombe County, North Carolina277,417 people
  8. Union County, North Carolina267,674 people
  9. Johnston County, North Carolina256,448 people
  10. Cabarrus County, North Carolina249,725 people
  11. Gaston County, North Carolina246,558 people
  12. New Hanover County, North Carolina245,959 people
All 100
  1. Onslow County, North Carolina217,175 people
  2. Iredell County, North Carolina211,798 people
  3. Alamance County, North Carolina186,177 people
  4. Pitt County, North Carolina182,936 people
  5. Davidson County, North Carolina180,182 people
  6. Brunswick County, North Carolina174,702 people
  7. Catawba County, North Carolina170,172 people
  8. Rowan County, North Carolina155,096 people
  9. Orange County, North Carolina152,498 people
  10. Harnett County, North Carolina150,137 people
  11. Randolph County, North Carolina149,516 people
  12. Henderson County, North Carolina122,375 people
  13. Wayne County, North Carolina122,278 people
  14. Robeson County, North Carolina119,941 people
  15. Moore County, North Carolina110,619 people
  16. Craven County, North Carolina105,025 people
  17. Cleveland County, North Carolina103,325 people
  18. Nash County, North Carolina99,365 people

See all 100 counties and equivalents in North Carolina, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Charlotte, North Carolina (city)903,844 people
  2. Raleigh, North Carolina (city)481,031 people
  3. Greensboro, North Carolina (city)301,198 people
  4. Durham, North Carolina (city)291,467 people
  5. Winston-Salem, North Carolina (city)252,037 people
  6. Fayetteville, North Carolina (city)210,815 people
  7. Cary, North Carolina (town)179,306 people
  8. Wilmington, North Carolina (city)120,805 people
  9. High Point, North Carolina (city)116,245 people
  10. Concord, North Carolina (city)108,719 people
  11. Asheville, North Carolina (city)94,535 people
  12. Greenville, North Carolina (city)92,857 people
All 776
  1. Gastonia, North Carolina (city)82,884 people
  2. Jacksonville, North Carolina (city)71,279 people
  3. Apex, North Carolina (town)70,630 people
  4. Huntersville, North Carolina (town)63,969 people
  5. Chapel Hill, North Carolina (town)61,607 people
  6. Burlington, North Carolina (city)59,610 people
  7. Kannapolis, North Carolina (city)57,890 people
  8. Rocky Mount, North Carolina (city)54,297 people
  9. Wake Forest, North Carolina (town)52,844 people
  10. Mooresville, North Carolina (town)52,381 people
  11. Wilson, North Carolina (city)48,370 people
  12. Holly Springs, North Carolina (town)45,248 people
  13. Hickory, North Carolina (city)44,258 people
  14. Indian Trail, North Carolina (town)42,036 people
  15. Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (town)40,485 people
  16. Monroe, North Carolina (city)36,759 people
  17. Salisbury, North Carolina (city)35,825 people
  18. Garner, North Carolina (town)34,473 people

See all 776 cities, towns and communities in North Carolina, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. ZIP 2758782,886 people
  2. ZIP 2802781,772 people
  3. ZIP 2761081,419 people
  4. ZIP 2826979,586 people
  5. ZIP 2827773,882 people
  6. ZIP 2807871,657 people
  7. ZIP 2751969,836 people
  8. ZIP 2821566,674 people
  9. ZIP 2817365,274 people
  10. ZIP 2761663,520 people
  11. ZIP 2770363,458 people
  12. ZIP 2752661,588 people
All 853
  1. ZIP 2740660,651 people
  2. ZIP 2822760,482 people
  3. ZIP 2771359,197 people
  4. ZIP 2785858,774 people
  5. ZIP 2802558,334 people
  6. ZIP 2728458,065 people
  7. ZIP 2821657,507 people
  8. ZIP 2811056,971 people
  9. ZIP 2783456,347 people
  10. ZIP 2831455,834 people
  11. ZIP 2752955,242 people
  12. ZIP 2865555,100 people
  13. ZIP 2741054,921 people
  14. ZIP 2740554,303 people
  15. ZIP 2760353,972 people
  16. ZIP 2860153,329 people
  17. ZIP 2820551,806 people
  18. ZIP 2740751,697 people

See all 853 ZIP Code areas in North Carolina, largest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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