North Carolina
Postal abbreviation NC. 1,081 ZIP codes across 100 counties.
| Population | 10,730,404 |
|---|---|
| Postal abbreviation | NC |
| ZIP codes | 1,081 ZIP codes → |
| Area codes | 252336472704743828910919980984 |
| Time zone | Eastern |
| Counties | 100 |
Largest cities by population
Charlotte · 903,844Raleigh · 481,031Greensboro · 301,198Durham · 291,467Winston-Salem · 252,037Fayetteville · 210,815Cary · 179,306Wilmington · 120,805High Point · 116,245Concord · 108,719Asheville · 94,535Greenville · 92,857Gastonia · 82,884Jacksonville · 71,279Apex · 70,630Huntersville · 63,969Chapel Hill · 61,607Burlington · 59,610Kannapolis · 57,890Rocky Mount · 54,297Wake Forest · 52,844Mooresville · 52,381Wilson · 48,370Holly Springs · 45,248Hickory · 44,258Indian Trail · 42,036Monroe · 36,759Salisbury · 35,825Garner · 34,473Goldsboro · 34,383
Largest counties by population
Wake County · 1,178,653Mecklenburg County · 1,154,681Guilford County · 547,940Forsyth County · 389,977Cumberland County · 338,545Durham County · 332,353Buncombe County · 274,360Union County · 250,958Cabarrus County · 236,133New Hanover County · 235,229
Counties in North Carolina
Alamance CountyAlexander CountyAlleghany CountyAnson CountyAshe CountyAvery CountyBeaufort CountyBertie CountyBladen CountyBrunswick CountyBuncombe CountyBurke CountyCabarrus CountyCaldwell CountyCamden CountyCarteret CountyCaswell CountyCatawba CountyChatham CountyCherokee CountyChowan CountyClay CountyCleveland CountyColumbus CountyCraven CountyCumberland CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyDavidson CountyDavie CountyDuplin CountyDurham CountyEdgecombe CountyForsyth CountyFranklin CountyGaston CountyGates CountyGraham CountyGranville CountyGreene CountyGuilford CountyHalifax CountyHarnett CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyHertford CountyHoke CountyHyde CountyIredell CountyJackson CountyJohnston CountyJones CountyLee CountyLenoir CountyLincoln CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMartin CountyMcDowell CountyMecklenburg CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyNash CountyNew Hanover CountyNorthampton CountyOnslow CountyOrange CountyPamlico CountyPasquotank CountyPender CountyPerquimans CountyPerson CountyPitt CountyPolk CountyRandolph CountyRichmond CountyRobeson CountyRockingham CountyRowan CountyRutherford CountySampson CountyScotland CountyStanly CountyStokes CountySurry CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyTyrrell CountyUnion CountyVance CountyWake CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWatauga CountyWayne CountyWilkes CountyWilson CountyYadkin CountyYancey County
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.