North Carolina
North Carolina contains 5,315 populated places. Browse the directory below to explore individual cities and towns.
About North Carolina
North Carolina stretches across a recognisable area of the United States, encompassing 5,315 populated places listed in this directory. The region presents a mix of urban centres and rural settlements, each with its own character shaped by geography, history, and local economy.
Residents and visitors moving between communities within North Carolina draw on the region's public services. The directory pages for each city below link onward to facts and context for that specific place — population (where recorded), coordinates, postal codes, and a short narrative drawn from the underlying open geographic datasets.
Use the paginated list to browse the full set of 5,315 places in North Carolina, or jump to the related-regions list to explore nearby parts of the United States.
Cities and towns (page 1 of 107)
- Charlotte (874,579)
- Raleigh (467,665)
- Greensboro (299,035)
- Durham (283,506)
- Winston-Salem (249,545)
- Fayetteville (208,501)
- Cary (174,721)
- Wilmington (115,451)
- High Point (114,059)
- Concord (105,240)
- Asheville (94,589)
- Greenville (87,521)
- Gastonia (80,411)
- Jacksonville (72,723)
- Chapel Hill (61,960)
- Huntersville (61,376)
- Apex (58,780)
- Burlington (57,303)
- Rocky Mount (54,341)
- Kannapolis (53,114)
- Mooresville (50,193)
- Wilson (47,851)
- Wake Forest (47,601)
- Hickory (43,490)
- Holly Springs (41,239)
- Indian Trail (39,997)
- Fort Bragg (39,457)
- Salisbury (35,540)
- Monroe (34,562)
- Fuquay-Varina (34,152)
- Goldsboro (33,657)
- Cornelius (31,412)
- New Bern (31,291)
- Garner (31,159)
- Sanford (30,261)
- Morrisville (29,630)
- Matthews (29,435)
- Statesville (28,419)
- Thomasville (27,183)
- Asheboro (27,156)
- Mint Hill (26,450)
- Kernersville (26,449)
- Clayton (26,307)
- Leland (22,908)
- Shelby (21,918)
- Carrboro (21,295)
- Clemmons (21,163)
- Waxhaw (20,534)
- Kinston (19,900)
- Lexington (19,632)