# List of municipalities in North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km$^2$) of land. North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. The three different terms have no legal distinction.
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## Most populous municipalities

* Charlotte, most populous city in North Carolina
* Raleigh, capital city of North Carolina
* Greensboro
* Durham
* Winston-Salem
* Fayetteville
* Cary
* Wilmington
* High Point
* Concord
* Asheville
* Greenville
   ‡ State capital and county seat  † County seat
Below is a list of the 50 most populous municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2020 census and 2023 census estimate.
| Name | Population (2023) | Population (2020) | Change | Type | County |
| Charlotte† | 911,311 | 874,579 | +4.20% | City | Mecklenburg |
| Raleigh‡ | 482,295 | 467,665 | +3.13% | City | Wake (seat), Durham |
| Greensboro† | 302,296 | 299,035 | +1.09% | City | Guilford |
| Durham† | 296,186 | 283,506 | +4.47% | City | Durham (seat), Wake, Orange |
| Winston-Salem† | 252,975 | 249,545 | +1.37% | City | Forsyth |
| Fayetteville† | 209,749 | 208,501 | +0.60% | City | Cumberland |
| Cary | 180,010 | 174,721 | +3.03% | Town | Wake, Chatham |
| Wilmington† | 122,698 | 115,451 | +6.28% | City | New Hanover |
| High Point | 116,926 | 114,059 | +2.51% | City | Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth |
| Concord† | 110,119 | 105,240 | +4.64% | City | Cabarrus |
| Asheville† | 95,056 | 94,589 | +0.49% | City | Buncombe |
| Greenville† | 90,053 | 87,521 | +2.89% | City | Pitt |
| Gastonia† | 83,942 | 80,411 | +4.39% | City | Gaston |
| Jacksonville† | 72,879 | 72,723 | +0.21% | City | Onslow |
| Apex | 72,225 | 58,780 | +22.87% | Town | Wake |
| Huntersville | 64,688 | 61,376 | +5.40% | Town | Mecklenburg |
| Chapel Hill | 62,043 | 61,960 | +0.13% | Town | Orange, Durham |
| Burlington | 60,032 | 57,303 | +4.76% | City | Alamance |
| Kannapolis | 59,321 | 53,114 | +11.69% | City | Cabarrus, Rowan |
| Wake Forest | 54,337 | 47,601 | +14.15% | Town | Wake, Franklin |
| Rocky Mount | 54,245 | 54,341 | −0.18% | City | Edgecombe, Nash |
| Mooresville | 53,721 | 50,193 | +7.03% | Town | Iredell |
| Wilson† | 47,833 | 47,851 | −0.04% | City | Wilson |
| Holly Springs | 46,271 | 41,239 | +12.20% | Town | Wake |
| Hickory | 44,415 | 43,490 | +2.13% | City | Catawba, Burke, Caldwell |
| Fuquay-Varina | 43,817 | 34,152 | +28.30% | Town | Wake |
| Indian Trail | 42,854 | 39,997 | +7.14% | Town | Union |
| Monroe† | 37,797 | 34,562 | +9.36% | City | Union |
| Salisbury† | 36,319 | 35,540 | +2.19% | City | Rowan |
| Garner | 35,265 | 31,159 | +13.18% | Town | Wake |
| Goldsboro† | 33,469 | 33,657 | −0.56% | City | Wayne |
| Cornelius | 33,139 | 31,412 | +5.50% | Town | Mecklenburg |
| New Bern† | 32,226 | 31,291 | +2.99% | City | Craven |
| Sanford† | 32,064 | 30,261 | +5.96% | City | Lee |
| Morrisville | 31,703 | 29,630 | +7.00% | Town | Wake, Durham |
| Matthews | 30,934 | 29,435 | +5.09% | Town | Mecklenburg |
| Leland | 30,542 | 22,908 | +33.32% | Town | Brunswick |
| Statesville† | 30,220 | 28,419 | +6.34% | City | Iredell |
| Clayton | 30,216 | 26,307 | +14.86% | Town | Johnston, Wake |
| Kernersville | 28,016 | 26,449 | +5.92% | Town | Forsyth, Guilford |
| Mint Hill | 27,815 | 26,450 | +5.16% | Town | Mecklenburg, Union |
| Asheboro† | 27,726 | 27,156 | +2.10% | City | Randolph |
| Thomasville | 27,435 | 27,183 | +0.93% | City | Davidson, Randolph |
| Waxhaw | 23,073 | 20,534 | +12.36% | Town | Union |
| Clemmons | 22,159 | 21,163 | +4.71% | Village | Forsyth |
| Shelby† | 22,010 | 21,918 | +0.42% | City | Cleveland |
| Carrboro | 21,103 | 21,295 | −0.90% | Town | Orange |
| Knightdale | 20,275 | 19,435 | +4.32% | Town | Wake |
| Mebane | 20,212 | 17,797 | +13.57% | City | Alamance, Orange |
| Harrisburg | 19,883 | 18,967 | +4.83% | Town | Cabarrus |

## A

* Aberdeen – town, Moore County
* Ahoskie – town, Hertford County
* Alamance – village, Alamance County
* Albemarle – city, Stanly County
* Alliance – town, Pamlico County
* Andrews – town, Cherokee County
* Angier – town, Harnett County
* Ansonville – town, Anson County
* Apex – town, Wake County
* Arapahoe – town, Pamlico County
* Archdale – city, Randolph County
* Archer Lodge – town, Johnston County
* Asheboro – city, Randolph County
* Asheville – city, Buncombe County
* Askewville – town, Bertie County
* Atkinson – town, Pender County
* Atlantic Beach – town, Carteret County
* Aulander – town, Bertie County
* Aurora – town, Beaufort County
* Autryville – town, Sampson County
* Ayden – town, Pitt County

## B

* Badin – town, Stanly County
* Bailey – town, Nash County
* Bakersville – town, Mitchell County
* Bald Head Island – village, Brunswick County
* Banner Elk – town, Avery County
* Bath – town, Beaufort County
* Bayboro – town, Pamlico County
* Bear Grass – town, Martin County
* Beaufort – town, Carteret County
* Beech Mountain – town, Avery County
* Belhaven – town, Beaufort County
* Belmont – city, Gaston County
* Belville – town, Brunswick County
* Belwood – town, Cleveland County
* Benson – town, Johnston County
* Bermuda Run – town Davie County
* Bessemer City – city, Gaston County
* Bethania – town, Forsyth County
* Bethel – town, Pitt County
* Beulaville – town, Duplin County
* Biltmore Forest – town, Buncombe County
* Biscoe – town, Montgomery County
* Black Creek – town, Wilson County
* Black Mountain – town, Buncombe County
* Bladenboro – town, Bladen County
* Blowing Rock – town, Watauga County
* Boardman – town, Columbus County
* Bogue – town, Carteret County
* Boiling Spring Lakes – city, Brunswick County
* Boiling Springs – town, Cleveland County
* Bolivia – town, Brunswick County
* Bolton – town, Columbus County
* Boone – town, Watauga County
* Boonville – town, Yadkin County
* Bostic – town, Rutherford County
* Brevard – city, Transylvania County
* Bridgeton – town, Craven County
* Broadway – town, Lee County
* Brookford – town, Catawba County
* Brunswick – town, Columbus County
* Bryson City – town, Swain County
* Bunn – town, Franklin County
* Burgaw – town, Pender County
* Burlington – city, Alamance County
* Burnsville – town, Yancey County
* Butner – town, Granville County

## C

* Cajah's Mountain – town, Caldwell County
* Calabash – town, Brunswick County
* Calypso – town, Duplin County
* Camden – town, Camden County
* Cameron – town, Moore County
* Candor – town, Montgomery County
* Canton – town, Haywood County
* Cape Carteret – town, Carteret County
* Carolina Beach – town, New Hanover County
* Carolina Shores – town, Brunswick County
* Carrboro – town, Orange County
* Carthage – town, Moore County
* Cary – town, Wake County & Chatham County
* Casar – town, Cleveland County
* Castalia – town, Nash County
* Caswell Beach – town, Brunswick County
* Catawba – town, Catawba County
* Cedar Point – town, Carteret County
* Cedar Rock – village, Caldwell County
* Cerro Gordo – town, Columbus County
* Chadbourn – town, Columbus County
* Chapel Hill – town, Orange County
* Charlotte – city, Mecklenburg County
* Cherryville – town, Gaston County
* Chimney Rock – village, Rutherford County
* China Grove – town, Rowan County
* Chocowinity – town, Beaufort County
* Claremont – city, Catawba County
* Clarkton – town, Bladen County
* Clayton – town, Johnston County
* Clemmons – village, Forsyth County
* Cleveland – town, Rowan County
* Clinton – town, Sampson County
* Clyde – town, Haywood County
* Coats – town, Harnett County
* Cofield – village, Hertford County
* Colerain – town, Bertie County
* Columbia – town , Tyrrell County
* Columbus – town, Polk County
* Como – town, Hertford County
* Concord – city, Cabarrus County
* Conetoe – town, Edgecombe County
* Connelly Springs – town, Burke County
* Conover – city, Catawba County
* Conway – town, Northampton County
* Cooleemee – town, Davie County
* Cornelius – town, Mecklenburg County
* Cove City – town, Craven County
* Cramerton – town, Gaston County
* Creedmoor – town, Granville County
* Creswell – town, Washington County
* Crossnore – town, Avery County

## D

* Dallas – town, Gaston County
* Danbury – city, Stokes County
* Davidson – town, Mecklenburg County
* Denton – town, Davidson County
* Dillsboro – town, Jackson County
* Dobbins Heights – town, Richmond County
* Dobson – town, Surry County
* Dortches – town, Nash County
* Dover – town, Craven County
* Drexel – town, Burke County
* Dublin – town, Bladen County
* Duck – town, Dare County
* Dunn – town, Harnett County
* Durham – city, Durham County

## E

* Earl – town, Cleveland County
* East Arcadia – town, Bladen County
* East Bend – town, Yadkin County
* East Spencer – town, Rowan County
* Eastover – town, Cumberland County
* Eden – town, Rockingham County
* Edenton – town, Chowan County
* Efland – town, Orange County
* Elizabeth City – city, Pasquotank County
* Elizabethtown – town, Bladen County
* Elk Park – town, Avery County
* Elkin – town, Surry County
* Ellenboro – town, Rutherford County
* Ellerbe – town, Richmond County
* Elm City – town, Wilson County
* Elon – town, Alamance County
* Emerald Isle – town, Carteret County
* Enfield – town, Halifax County
* Erwin – town, Harnett County
* Eureka – town, Wayne County
* Everetts – town, Martin County

## F

* Fair Bluff – town, Columbus County
* Fairmont – town, Robeson County
* Fairview – town, Union County
* Faison – town, Duplin County
* Faith – town, Rowan County
* Falcon – town, Cumberland County & Sampson County
* Falkland – town, Pitt County
* Fallston – hamlet, Cleveland County
* Farmville – town, Pitt County
* Fayetteville – city, Cumberland County
* Flat Rock – village, Henderson County
* Fletcher – town, Henderson County
* Forest City – town, Rutherford County
* Forest Hills – village, Jackson County
* Fountain – town, Pitt County
* Four Oaks – town, Johnston County
* Foxfire – village, Moore County
* Franklin – town, Macon County
* Franklinton – town, Franklin County
* Franklinville – town, Randolph County
* Fremont – town, Wayne County
* Fuquay-Varina – town, Wake County

## G

* Gamewell – town, Caldwell County
* Garland – town, Sampson County
* Garner – town, Wake County
* Garysburg – town, Northampton County
* Gaston – town, Northampton County
* Gastonia – city, Gaston County
* Gatesville – town, Gates County
* Gibson – town, Scotland County
* Gibsonville – town, Alamance County & Guilford County
* Glen Alpine – town, Burke County
* Godwin – town, Cumberland County
* Goldsboro – city, Wayne County
* Graham – town, Alamance County
* Grandfather – village, Avery County
* Granite Falls – town, Caldwell County
* Granite Quarry – town, Rowan County
* Grantsboro – town, Pamlico County
* Green Level – town, Alamance County
* Greenevers – town, Duplin County
* Greensboro – city, Guilford County
* Greenville – city, Pitt County
* Grifton – town, Pitt County & Lenoir County
* Grimesland – town, Pitt County
* Grover – town, Cleveland County

## H

* Halifax – town, Halifax County
* Hamilton – town, Martin County
* Hamlet – city, Richmond County
* Harmony – town, Iredell County
* Harrells – town
* Harrellsville – town, Hertford County
* Harrisburg – town, Cabarrus County
* Hassell – town, Martin County
* Havelock – city, Craven County
* Haw River – town, Alamance County
* Hayesville – town, Clay County
* Hemby Bridge – town, Union County
* Henderson – town, Vance County
* Hendersonville – town, Henderson County
* Hertford – town, Perquimans County
* Hickory – city, Catawba County
* High Point – city
* High Shoals – town, Gaston County
* Highlands – town, Macon County
* Hildebran – town, Burke County
* Hillsborough – town, Orange County
* Hobgood – town, Halifax County
* Hoffman – town, Richmond County
* Holden Beach – town, Brunswick County
* Holly Ridge – town, Onslow County
* Holly Springs – town, Wake County
* Hookerton – town, Greene County
* Hope Mills – town, Cumberland County
* Hot Springs – town, Madison County
* Hudson – town, Caldwell County
* Huntersville – town, Mecklenburg County

## I

* Indian Beach – town, Carteret County
* Indian Trail – town, Union County

## J

* Jackson – town, Northampton County
* Jacksonville – city, Onslow County
* Jamestown – town, Guilford County
* Jamesville – town, Martin County
* Jefferson – town, Ashe County
* Jonesville – town, Yadkin County

## K

* Kannapolis – city, Cabarrus County & Rowan County
* Kelford – town, Bertie County
* Kenansville – town, Duplin County
* Kenly – town, Johnston County & Wilson County
* Kernersville – town, Forsyth County
* Kill Devil Hills – town, Dare County
* King – town, Stokes County
* Kings Mountain – city, Cleveland County & Gaston County
* Kingstown – town, Cleveland County
* Kinston – city, Lenoir County
* Kittrell – village, Vance County
* Kitty Hawk – town, Dare County
* Knightdale – town, Wake County
* Kure Beach – town, New Hanover County

## L

* La Grange – town, Lenoir County
* Lake Lure – town, Rutherford County
* Lake Park – village, Union County
* Lake Santeetlah – town, Graham County
* Lake Waccamaw – town, Columbus County
* Landis – town, Rowan County
* Lansing – town, Ashe County
* Lasker – town, Northampton County
* Lattimore – town, Cleveland County
* Laurel Park – town, Henderson County
* Laurinburg – city, Scotland County
* Lawndale – town, Cleveland County
* Leggett – town, Edgecombe County
* Leland – town, Brunswick County
* Lenoir – city, Caldwell County
* Lewiston Woodville – town, Bertie County
* Lewisville – town, Forsyth County
* Lexington – city, Davidson County
* Liberty – town, Randolph County
* Lilesville – town, Anson County
* Lillington – town, Harnett County
* Lincolnton – city, Lincoln County
* Linden – town, Cumberland County
* Littleton – town, Halifax County
* Locust – city, Stanly County & Cabarrus County
* Long View – town, Burke County & Catawba County
* Louisburg – town, Franklin County
* Love Valley – town, Iredell County
* Lowell – city, Gaston County
* Lucama – town, Wilson County
* Lumber Bridge – town, Robeson County
* Lumberton – city, Robeson County

## M

* Macclesfield - town, Edgecombe County
* Macon – town, Warren County
* Madison – town, Rockingham County
* Maggie Valley – town, Haywood County
* Magnolia – town, Duplin County
* Maiden – town, Catawba County
* Manteo – town, Dare County
* Marietta – town, Robeson County
* Marion – town, McDowell County
* Marshville – town, Union County
* Mars Hill – town, Madison County
* Marshall – town, Madison County
* Marvin – village, Union County
* Matthews – town, Mecklenburg County
* Maxton – town, Robeson County
* Mayodan – town, Rockingham County
* Maysville – town, Jones County
* McAdenville
* McDonald
* McFarlan
* Mebane
* Mesic
* Micro – town, Johnston County
* Middleburg – town, Vance County
* Middlesex
* Midland
* Midway
* Mills River
* Milton
* Mineral Springs
* Minnesott Beach
* Mint Hill
* Misenheimer
* Mocksville – town, Davie County
* Momeyer
* Monroe – town, Union County
* Montreat
* Mooresboro
* Mooresville – town, Iredell County
* Morehead City – town, Carteret County
* Morganton – city, Burke County
* Morrisville
* Morven
* Mount Airy – city, Surry County
* Mount Gilead
* Mount Holly
* Mount Olive
* Mount Pleasant
* Murfreesboro – town, Hertford County
* Murphy – town, Cherokee County

## N

* Nags Head
* Nashville – town, Nash County
* Navassa
* New Bern – city, Craven County
* New London
* Newland – town, Avery County
* Newport
* Newton – city,seat, Catawba County
* Newton Grove
* Norlina – town, Warren County
* Norman
* North Topsail Beach
* North Wilkesboro – town, Wilkes County
* Northwest
* Norwood

## O

* Oak City
* Oak Island
* Oak Ridge
* Oakboro
* Ocean Isle Beach
* Old Fort
* Oriental
* Orrum
* Ossipee
* Oxford – town, Granville County

## P

* Pantego
* Parkton
* Parmele
* Patterson Springs
* Peachland
* Peletier
* Pembroke
* Pikeville
* Pilot Mountain
* Pine Knoll Shores – town, Carteret County
* Pine Level
* Pinebluff
* Pinehurst – town, Moore County
* Pinetops – town, Edgecombe County
* Pineville
* Pink Hill
* Pittsboro
* Pleasant Garden
* Plymouth – town, Washington County
* Polkton
* Polkville
* Pollocksville
* Powellsville
* Princeton
* Princeville
* Proctorville

## R

* Raeford – town, Hoke County
* Raleigh – city, Wake County
* Ramseur
* Randleman
* Ranlo
* Raynham
* Red Cross
* Red Oak – town, Nash County
* Red Springs – town, Robeson County
* Reidsville – city, Rockingham County
* Rennert
* Rhodhiss
* Rich Square
* Richfield
* Richlands
* River Bend
* Roanoke Rapids – city, Halifax County
* Robbins
* Robbinsville
* Robersonville
* Rockingham – city, Richmond County
* Rockwell
* Rocky Mount
* Rolesville – town, Wake County
* Ronda
* Roper
* Rose Hill – city, Duplin County
* Roseboro
* Rosman
* Rowland
* Roxboro – city, Person County
* Roxobel
* Rural Hall
* Ruth
* Rutherford College
* Rutherfordton – town, Rutherford County

## S

* Salemburg
* Salisbury – town, Rowan County
* Saluda
* Sandy Creek
* Sandyfield
* Sanford – city, Lee County
* Saratoga
* Sawmills
* Scotland Neck – town, Halifax County
* Seaboard
* Seagrove
* Sedalia
* Selma – town, Johnston County
* Seven Devils
* Seven Springs
* Severn
* Shallotte – town, Brunswick County
* Sharpsburg
* Shelby – city, Cleveland County
* Siler City – town, Chatham County
* Simpson
* Sims
* Smithfield
* Snow Hill – town, Greene County
* Southern Pines
* Southern Shores – town, Dare County
* Southport – town, Brunswick County
* Sparta – town, Alleghany County
* Speed
* Spencer
* Spencer Mountain – town, Gaston County
* Spindale
* Spring Hope
* Spring Lake
* Spruce Pine – town, Mitchell County
* St. Helena
* St. James
* St. Pauls – town, Robeson County
* Staley
* Stallings
* Stanfield
* Stanley
* Stantonsburg
* Star
* Statesville – city, Iredell County
* Stedman
* Stem
* Stokesdale
* Stoneville
* Stonewall
* Stovall
* Sugar Mountain
* Summerfield
* Sunset Beach
* Surf City
* Swansboro – town, Onslow County
* Swepsonville
* Sylva – city, Jackson County

## T

* Tabor City – town, Columbus County
* Tar Heel
* Tarboro – town, Edgecombe County
* Taylorsville – town, Alexander County
* Taylortown
* Teachey
* Thomasville
* Tobaccoville
* Topsail Beach – town, Pender County
* Trent Woods
* Trenton
* Trinity – city, Randolph County
* Troutman
* Troy – town, Montgomery County
* Tryon – town, Polk County
* Turkey

## U

* Unionville

## V

* Valdese
* Vanceboro
* Vandemere
* Varnamtown
* Vass

## W

* Waco
* Wade
* Wadesboro – town, Anson County
* Wagram
* Wake Forest – town, Wake County
* Walkertown
* Wallace
* Wallburg – town, Davidson County
* Walnut Cove
* Walnut Creek
* Walstonburg
* Wanchese – village, Dare County
* Warrenton – town, Warren County
* Warsaw – town, Duplin County
* Washington – city, Beaufort County
* Washington Park
* Watha
* Waxhaw – town, Union County
* Waynesville – city, Haywood County
* Weaverville
* Webster
* Weddington
* Weldon – town, Halifax County
* Wendell – town, Wake County
* Wentworth
* Wesley Chapel
* West Jefferson – town, Ashe County
* Whispering Pines
* Whitakers
* White Lake
* Whiteville – city, Columbus County
* Whitsett
* Wilkesboro – town, Wilkes County
* Williamston
* Wilmington – city, New Hanover County
* Wilson – city, Wilson County
* Wilson's Mills
* Windsor – town, Bertie County
* Winfall
* Wingate
* Winston-Salem – city, Forsyth County
* Winterville
* Winton
* Woodfin
* Woodland
* Wrightsville Beach – town, New Hanover County

## Y

* Yadkinville – town, Yadkin County
* Yanceyville – town, Caswell County
* Youngsville – town, Franklin County

## Z

* Zebulon – town, Wake County