North Carolina, United States

North Carolina is one of 51 primary administrative regions in United States with a population of approximately 10,488,084 people.

Facts and figures on North Carolina at a glance

Region name: North Carolina (North Carolina)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 10,488,084 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of North Carolina (North Carolina) is located in the regional capital Raleigh (Raleigh) with a population of 451,066 people.

The distance as the crow flies from North Carolina's regional capital Raleigh to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 375 km (233 mi).

Facts and figures about North Carolina
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
North Carolina North Carolina10,488,084 peopleRaleigh Raleigh451,066 people

Compare with other regions in United States.

Map of North Carolina

Map of North Carolina

Information on North Carolina

Information on North Carolina
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
North Carolina North CarolinaRaleigh Raleigh100United StatesNorth America

Time in North Carolina

Time in North Carolina
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 6:42pm (18:42h)In effect (+1 hour)Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 5:42pm (17:42h)GMT UTC -4.0America/New_York

Geographic coordinates of North Carolina

Latitude & Longitude of North Carolina
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map35°30'02.5"N (35.5006900°)80°00'01.2"W (-80.0003200°)

Subregions in North Carolina

There are 100 administrative subregions in North Carolina.
Subregions in North Carolina
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Alamance County Alamance County1.151,131Graham Graham14,647
Alexander County Alexander County2.37,198Taylorsville Taylorsville2,078
Alleghany County Alleghany County3.11,155Sparta Sparta1,726
Anson County Anson County4.26,948Wadesboro Wadesboro5,584
Ashe County Ashe County5.27,281Jefferson Jefferson1,606
Avery County Avery County6.17,797Newland Newland686
Beaufort County Beaufort County7.47,759Washington Washington9,788
Bertie County Bertie County8.21,282Windsor Windsor3,785
Bladen County Bladen County9.35,190Elizabethtown Elizabethtown3,586
Brunswick County Brunswick County10.107,431Bolivia Bolivia151
Buncombe County Buncombe County11.238,318Asheville Asheville88,512
Burke County Burke County12.90,912Morganton Morganton16,692
Cabarrus County Cabarrus County13.178,011Concord Concord87,696
Caldwell County Caldwell County14.83,029Lenoir Lenoir17,888
Camden County Camden County15.9,980Camden Camden599
Carteret County Carteret County16.66,469Beaufort Beaufort4,212
Caswell County Caswell County17.23,719Yanceyville Yanceyville2,004
Catawba County Catawba County18.154,358Newton Newton13,035
Chatham County Chatham County19.63,505Pittsboro Pittsboro4,198
Cherokee County Cherokee County20.27,444Murphy Murphy1,615
Chowan County Chowan County21.14,793Edenton Edenton4,849
Clay County Clay County22.10,587Hayesville Hayesville364
Cleveland County Cleveland County23.98,078Shelby Shelby20,189
Columbus County Columbus County24.58,098Whiteville Whiteville5,589
Craven County Craven County25.103,505New Bern New Bern30,070
Cumberland County Cumberland County26.319,431Fayetteville Fayetteville201,963
Currituck County Currituck County27.23,547Currituck Currituck-
Dare County Dare County28.33,920Manteo Manteo1,388
Davidson County Davidson County29.162,878Lexington Lexington19,326
Davie County Davie County30.41,240Mocksville Mocksville5,151
Duplin County Duplin County31.58,505Kenansville Kenansville870
Durham County Durham County32.267,587Durham Durham257,636
Edgecombe County Edgecombe County33.56,552Tarboro Tarboro11,164
Forsyth County Forsyth County34.350,670Winston-Salem Winston-Salem241,218
Franklin County Franklin County35.60,619Louisburg Louisburg3,553
Gaston County Gaston County36.206,086Gastonia Gastonia74,543
Gates County Gates County37.12,197Gatesville Gatesville302
Graham County Graham County38.8,861Robbinsville Robbinsville598
Granville County Granville County39.59,916Oxford Oxford8,742
Greene County Greene County40.21,362Snow Hill Snow Hill1,574
Guilford County Guilford County41.488,406--
Halifax County Halifax County42.54,691Halifax Halifax225
Harnett County Harnett County43.114,678Lillington Lillington3,476
Haywood County Haywood County44.59,036Waynesville Waynesville9,809
Henderson County Henderson County45.106,740Hendersonville Hendersonville13,814
Hertford County Hertford County46.24,669Winton Winton745
Hoke County Hoke County47.46,952Raeford Raeford4,860
Hyde County Hyde County48.5,810Swanquarter Swanquarter324
Iredell County Iredell County49.159,437Statesville Statesville26,221
Jackson County Jackson County50.40,271Sylva Sylva2,617
Johnston County Johnston County51.168,878Smithfield Smithfield12,022
Jones County Jones County52.10,153Trenton Trenton287
Lee County Lee County53.57,866Sanford Sanford29,144
Lenoir County Lenoir County54.59,495Kinston Kinston21,337
Lincoln County Lincoln County55.78,265Lincolnton Lincolnton10,900
Macon County Macon County56.33,922Franklin Franklin3,940
Madison County Madison County57.20,764Marshall Marshall876
Martin County Martin County58.24,505Williamston Williamston5,508
McDowell County McDowell County59.44,996Marion Marion7,861
Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County60.919,628Charlotte Charlotte874,579
Mitchell County Mitchell County61.15,579Bakersville Bakersville452
Montgomery County Montgomery County62.27,798Troy Troy3,427
Moore County Moore County63.88,247Carthage Carthage2,395
Nash County Nash County64.95,840Nashville Nashville5,460
New Hanover County New Hanover County65.202,667Wilmington Wilmington115,933
Northampton County Northampton County66.22,099Jackson Jackson481
Onslow County Onslow County67.177,772Jacksonville Jacksonville67,357
Orange County Orange County68.133,801Hillsborough Hillsborough6,415
Pamlico County Pamlico County69.13,144Bayboro Bayboro1,243
Pasquotank County Pasquotank County70.40,661Elizabeth City Elizabeth City17,988
Pender County Pender County71.52,217Burgaw Burgaw4,100
Perquimans County Perquimans County72.13,453Hertford Hertford2,148
Person County Person County73.39,464Roxboro Roxboro8,334
Pitt County Pitt County74.168,148Greenville Greenville90,597
Polk County Polk County75.20,510Columbus Columbus994
Randolph County Randolph County76.141,752Asheboro Asheboro26,103
Richmond County Richmond County77.46,639Rockingham Rockingham9,220
Robeson County Robeson County78.134,168Lumberton Lumberton21,667
Rockingham County Rockingham County79.93,643Wentworth Wentworth2,765
Rowan County Rowan County80.138,428Salisbury Salisbury34,017
Rutherford County Rutherford County81.67,810Rutherfordton Rutherfordton4,182
Sampson County Sampson County82.63,431Clinton Clinton8,767
Scotland County Scotland County83.36,157Laurinburg Laurinburg15,507
Stanly County Stanly County84.60,585Albemarle Albemarle16,003
Stokes County Stokes County85.47,401Danbury Danbury187
Surry County Surry County86.73,673Dobson Dobson1,573
Swain County Swain County87.13,981Bryson City Bryson City1,458
Transylvania County Transylvania County88.33,090Brevard Brevard7,735
Tyrrell County Tyrrell County89.4,407Columbia Columbia832
Union County Union County90.201,292Monroe Monroe34,623
Vance County Vance County91.45,422Henderson Henderson15,271
Wake County Wake County92.900,993Raleigh Raleigh451,066
Warren County Warren County93.20,972Warrenton Warrenton866
Washington County Washington County94.13,228Plymouth Plymouth3,658
Watauga County Watauga County95.51,079Boone Boone18,156
Wayne County Wayne County96.122,623Goldsboro Goldsboro35,826
Wilkes County Wilkes County97.69,340--
Wilson County Wilson County98.81,234Wilson Wilson49,643
Yadkin County Yadkin County99.38,406Yadkinville Yadkinville2,927
Yancey County Yancey County100.17,818Burnsville Burnsville1,660

External sources of information on North Carolina

North Carolina on Wikipedia