# List of census-designated places in North Carolina

This is a list of census-designated places in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980. Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.

## Census-designated places in North Carolina

| CDP | County | Population (2020) | Population (2010) | Population (2000) | Population (1990) | Notes |
| Advance | Davie | | | | |
| Alexis | Gaston | 589 | x | x | |
| Altamahaw | Alamance | | | | |
| Anderson Creek | Harnett | 13,636 | x | x | |
| Aquadale | Stanly | | | | |
| Arrowhead Beach | Chowan | 640 | x | x | |
| Ashley Heights | Hoke | | | | |
| Atlantic | Carteret | | | | |
| Avery Creek | Buncombe | | | | 1,144 | |
| Avon | Dare | | | | | |
| Balfour | Henderson | | | | 1,118 | |
| Barker Heights | Henderson | | | | 1,137 | |
| Barnardsville | Buncombe | 559 | x | x | |
| Bayshore | New Hanover | | | | 1,661 | |
| Bayview | Beaufort | | | | |
| Bell Arthur | Pitt | | | | |
| Belvoir | Pitt | | | | |
| Bennett | Chatham | | | | |
| Bent Creek | Buncombe | | | | 1,487 | |
| Bethlehem | Alexander | | | | 3,186 | |
| Bonnetsville | Sampson | | | | |
| Bowdens | Duplin | 196 | x | x | |
| Bowmore | Hoke | | | | |
| Brandywine Bay | Carteret | | | | |
| Briar Chapel | Chatham | | | | |
| Brices Creek | Craven | | | | |
| Broad Creek | Carteret | | | | |
| Brogden | Wayne | | | | 3,246 | |
| Buies Creek | Harnett | | | | 2,085 | |
| Bunnlevel | Harnett | | | | |
| Butters | Bladen | | | | |
| Buxton | Dare | | | | |
| Camden | Camden | | | | |
| Cape Colony | Chowan | | | | |
| Caroleen | Rutherford | | | | |
| Carolina Meadows | Chatham | | | | |
| Cashiers | Jackson | | | | |
| Castle Hayne | New Hanover | | | 968 | 1,182 | |
| Centerville | Franklin | | | | |
| Cherokee | Jackson Swain | | | | |
| Cherry Branch | Craven | | | | |
| Chinquapin | Duplin | | | | |
| Chowan Beach | Chowan | 385 | x | x | |
| Cliffside | Rutherford | | | | |
| Coinjock | Currituck | | | | |
| Cordova | Richmond | | | | |
| Cove Creek | Watauga | | | | |
| Cricket | Wilkes | | | | 2,015 | |
| Crouse | Lincoln | 322 | x | x | |
| Cullowhee | Jackson | | | | 4,029 | |
| Cypress Landing | Beaufort | 1,257 | x | x | |
| Dana | Henderson | | | | |
| Davis | Carteret | | | | |
| Deep Run | Lenoir | | | | |
| Deercroft | Scotland | | | | |
| Delco | Columbus | | | | |
| Delway | Sampson | | | | |
| Denver | Lincoln | | | | |
| Dudley | Wayne | | | | |
| Dundarrach | Hoke | | | | |
| East Rockingham | Richmond | | | | 4,158 | |
| Edneyville | Henderson | | | | |
| Efland | Orange | | | | |
| Elrod | Robeson | | | | |
| Elroy | Wayne | | | | 4,028 | |
| Emma | Buncombe | | | | |
| Engelhard | Hyde | | | | |
| Enochville | Rowan | | | | 2,901 | |
| Etowah | Henderson | | | | 1,997 | |
| Evergreen | Columbus | | | | |
| Fairfield | Hyde | | | | |
| Fairfield Harbour | Craven | | | | |
| Fairplains | Wilkes | | | | 2,339 | |
| Fairview | Buncombe | | | | 1,830 | |
| Farmington | Davie | | | | |
| Fearrington Village | Chatham | | | | 1,101 | |
| Five Points | Hoke | | | | |
| Flat Rock | Surry | | | | 1,812 | |
| Forest Oaks | Guilford | | | | 3,054 | |
| Foscoe | Watauga | | | | |
| Frisco | Dare | | | | |
| Fruitland | Henderson | | | | |
| Germanton | Forsyth Stokes | | | | |
| Gerton | Henderson | | | | |
| Glen Raven | Alamance | | | | 2,616 | |
| Glenville | Jackson | | | | |
| Glenwood | McDowell | | x | x | |
| Gloucester | Carteret | | | | |
| Gold Hill | Rowan | | | | |
| Gorman | Durham | | | | 1,090 | |
| Governors Club | Chatham | | | | |
| Governors Village | Chatham | | | | |
| Graingers | Lenoir | | | | |
| Grandy | Currituck | | | | |
| Gulf | Chatham | | | | |
| Half Moon | Onslow | | | | 6,306 | |
| Hallsboro | Columbus | | | | |
| Hampstead | Pender | | | | |
| Harkers Island | Carteret | | | | 1,759 | |
| Hatteras | Dare | | | | |
| Hays | Wilkes | | | | 1,522 | |
| Henrietta | Rutherford | | | | |
| Hiddenite | Alexander | | | | |
| Hightsville | New Hanover | | | | |
| Hobucken | Pamlico | | | | |
| Hollister | Halifax | | | | |
| Hoopers Creek | Henderson | | | | |
| Horse Shoe | Henderson | | | | |
| Icard | Burke | | | | 2,553 | |
| Ingold | Sampson | | | | |
| Iron Station | Lincoln | | | | |
| Ivanhoe | Sampson | | | | |
| JAARS | Union | | | | |
| Jackson Heights | Lenoir | | | | |
| Jackson Springs | Moore | | | | |
| James City | Craven | | | | 4,279 | |
| Keener | Sampson | | | | |
| Kelly | Bladen | | | | |
| Kings Grant | New Hanover | | | | |
| Lake Junaluska | Haywood | | | | 2,482 | |
| Lake Royale | Franklin | | | | |
| Laurel Hill | Scotland | | | | |
| Light Oak | Cleveland | | | | 1,339 | |
| Linville | Avery | | | | |
| Long Creek | Pender | | | | |
| Lowesville | Lincoln | | | | 1,092 | |
| Lowgap | Surry | | | | |
| Mamers | Harnett | | | | |
| Manns Harbor | Dare | | | | |
| Mar-Mac | Wayne | | | | 3,282 | |
| Marble | Cherokee | | | | |
| Marshallberg | Carteret | | | | |
| Maury | Greene | | | | |
| McLeansville | Guilford | | | | 1,154 | |
| Millers Creek | Wilkes | | | | 1,787 | |
| Millingport | Stanly | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Northampton | | | | |
| Moncure | Chatham | | | | |
| Moravian Falls | Wilkes | | | | 1,736 | |
| Mountain Home | Henderson | | | | 1,898 | |
| Mountain View | Catawba | | | | 3,697 | |
| Moyock | Currituck | | | | |
| Mulberry | Wilkes | | | | 2,339 | |
| Murraysville | New Hanover | | | | |
| Myrtle Grove | New Hanover | | | | 4,275 | |
| Nebo | McDowell | | x | x | |
| Neuse Forest | Craven | | | | 1,110 | |
| New Hope | Wayne | 1,588 | x | x | 4,491 | Not listed as a CDP in the 2000 or 2010 Census |
| Northchase | New Hanover | | | | |
| Northlakes | Caldwell | | | | 1,219 | |
| Ocracoke | Hyde | | | | |
| Ogden | New Hanover | | | | 3,228 | |
| Old Hundred | Scotland | | | | |
| Pinetown | Beaufort | | | | |
| Piney Green | Onslow | | | | 8,999 | |
| Pinnacle | Stokes | | | | |
| Plain View | Sampson | | | | |
| Pleasant Hill | Wilkes | | | | 1,114 | |
| Porters Neck | New Hanover | | | | |
| Potters Hill | Duplin | | | | |
| Prospect | Robeson | | | | |
| Pumpkin Center | Onslow | | | | 2,857 | |
| Raemon | Robeson | | | | |
| Rex | Robeson | | | | |
| Riegelwood | Columbus | | | | |
| River Road | Beaufort | | | | 3,892 | |
| Roberdel | Richmond | | | | |
| Rockfish | Hoke | | | | |
| Rocky Point | Pender | | | | |
| Rodanthe | Dare | | | | |
| Rougemont | Durham Person | | | | |
| Royal Pines | Buncombe | | | | 4,418 | |
| Ruffin | Rockingham | | | | |
| Salem | Burke | | | | 2,271 | |
| Salvo | Dare | | | | |
| Saxapahaw | Alamance | | | | 1,178 | |
| Scotch Meadows | Scotland | | | | |
| Sea Breeze | New Hanover | | | | |
| Seven Lakes | Moore | | | | 2,049 | |
| Shannon | Robeson | | | | |
| Silver City | Hoke | | | | 1,343 | |
| Silver Lake | New Hanover | | | | 4,071 | |
| Skippers Corner | New Hanover | | | | |
| Smithtown | Yadkin | | | | |
| Sneads Ferry | Onslow | | | | 2,031 | |
| South Henderson | Vance | | | | 1,374 | |
| South Mills | Camden | | | | |
| South Rosemary | Halifax | | | | 1,955 | |
| South Weldon | Halifax | | | | 1,640 | |
| Southmont | Davidson | | | | |
| Spivey's Corner | Sampson | | | | |
| Spout Springs | Harnett | | | | |
| Springdale | Gaston | | | | |
| St. Stephens | Catawba | | | | 8,734 | |
| Stokes | Pitt | | | | |
| Stony Point | Alexander Iredell | | | | |
| Sunbury | Gates | | | | |
| Swan Quarter | Hyde | | | | |
| Swannanoa | Buncombe | | | | |
| Toast | Surry | | | | |
| Tyro | Davidson | | | | |
| Valle Crucis | Watauga | | | | |
| Valley Hill | Henderson | | | | |
| Vander | Cumberland | | | | |
| Vann Crossroads | Sampson | | | | |
| Wakulla | Robeson | | | | |
| Wanchese | Dare | | | | |
| Waves | Dare | | | | |
| Welcome | Davidson | | | | |
| West Canton | Haywood | | | | |
| West Marion | McDowell | | | | |
| Westport | Lincoln | | | | |
| White Oak | Bladen | | | | |
| White Plains | Surry | | | | |
| Whittier | Jackson Swain | 25 | x | x | |
| Woodlawn | Alamance | | | | |
| Wrightsboro | New Hanover | | | | |
| Yadkin College | Davidson | 377 | x | x | |

## Former census-designated places

| CDP | County | Population (2020) | Population (2010) | Population (2000) | Population (1990) | Notes |
| Altamahaw-Ossipee | Alamance | x | x | 1,061 | 1,076 | Split prior to the 2010 census into Altamahaw CDP and the town of Ossipee |
| Badin | Stanly | x | x | x | 1,481 | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census |
| Boger City | Lincoln | x | x | 554 | 1,373 | Annexed by Lincolnton; no longer listed as a CDP after the 2000 census |
| Bonnie Doone | Cumberland | x | x | x | 3,893 | Annexed by Fayetteville; not listed as a CDP in the 2000 census |
| Butner | Granville | x | x | 7,591 | 4,679 | Incorporated prior to the 2010 census |
| Camp Lejeune Central | Onslow | x | x | x | 36,716 | Annexed by Jacksonville prior to the 2000 census |
| Eastover | Cumberland | x | x | 1,376 | 1,243 | Incorporated prior to the 2010 census |
| Fort Bragg | Cumberland Hoke | x | x | 29,183 | 34,744 | Annexed by Fayetteville; not listed as a CDP in the 2010 census |
| Hemby Bridge | Union | x | x | x | 2,876 | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census |
| Lewisville | Forsyth | x | x | x | 3,206 | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census |
| Masonboro | New Hanover | x | x | 11,812 | 7,010 | Annexed by Wilmington after the 2000 census |
| New Hope | Wake | x | x | x | 5,694 | Annexed by Raleigh prior to the 2000 census |
| New River Station | Onslow | x | x | x | 9,732 | Annexed by Jacksonville prior to the 2000 census |
| North Hickory | Catawba | x | x | x | 4,299 | Annexed by Hickory prior to the 2000 census |
| Parkwood | Durham | x | x | x | 4,123 | Annexed by Durham prior to the 2000 census |
| Pleasant Garden | Guilford | x | x | x | 2,228 | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census |
| Pope AFB | Cumberland | x | x | 2,583 | 2,228 | Annexed by Fayetteville prior to the 2010 census |
| Poplar Tent | Cabarrus | x | x | x | 3,872 | Annexed by Concord prior to the 2000 census |
| Seagate | New Hanover | x | x | 4,590 | 5,444 | Annexed by Wilmington after the 2000 census |
| Sedge Garden | Forsyth | x | x | x | 2,784 | Annexed by Winston-Salem prior to the 2000 census |
| Sherrills Ford | Catawba | x | x | 941 | 3,185 | Merged into the Lake Norman of Catawba CDP for the 2010 census |
| Smith Creek | New Hanover | x | x | x | 7,461 | Annexed by Wilmington prior to the 2000 census |
| South Gastonia | Gaston | x | x | 5,433 | 5,487 | Annexed by Gastonia; last appeared in the 2000 census |