North Carolina
North Carolina has 48,617.87 square miles of land area and 5,201.25 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total North Carolina population is 9,535,483, which has grown 18.46% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. North Carolina median household income is $43,326 in 2010 and has grown by 10.57% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. North Carolina median house value is $154,200 in 2010 and has grown by 42.38% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%.
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North Carolina Area Codes
252, 336, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980
North Carolina Counties
Mecklenburg 919,628Wake 900,993Guilford 488,406Forsyth 350,670Cumberland 319,431Durham 267,587Buncombe 238,318Gaston 206,086New Hanover 202,667Union 201,292Cabarrus 178,011Onslow 177,772Johnston 168,878Pitt 168,148Davidson 162,878Iredell 159,437Catawba 154,358Alamance 151,131Randolph 141,752Rowan 138,428Robeson 134,168Orange 133,801Wayne 122,623Harnett 114,678Brunswick 107,431Henderson 106,740Craven 103,505Cleveland 98,078Nash 95,840Rockingham 93,643Burke 90,912Moore 88,247Caldwell 83,029Wilson 81,234Lincoln 78,265Surry 73,673Wilkes 69,340Rutherford 67,810Carteret 66,469Chatham 63,505Sampson 63,431Franklin 60,619Stanly 60,585Granville 59,916Lenoir 59,495Haywood 59,036Duplin 58,505Columbus 58,098Lee 57,866Edgecombe 56,552Halifax 54,691Pender 52,217Watauga 51,079Beaufort 47,759Stokes 47,401Hoke 46,952Richmond 46,639Vance 45,422Mcdowell 44,996Davie 41,240Pasquotank 40,661Jackson 40,271Person 39,464Yadkin 38,406Alexander 37,198Scotland 36,157Bladen 35,190Macon 33,922Dare 33,920Transylvania 33,090Montgomery 27,798Cherokee 27,444Ashe 27,281Anson 26,948Hertford 24,669Martin 24,505Caswell 23,719Currituck 23,547Northampton 22,099Greene 21,362Bertie 21,282Warren 20,972Madison 20,764Polk 20,510Yancey 17,818Avery 17,797Mitchell 15,579Chowan 14,793Swain 13,981Perquimans 13,453Washington 13,228Pamlico 13,144Gates 12,197Alleghany 11,155Clay 10,587Jones 10,153Camden 9,980Graham 8,861Hyde 5,810Tyrrell 4,407
North Carolina Cities / Towns
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Aberdeen 6,350Advance 1,138Ahoskie 5,039Alamance 951Albemarle 15,903AlbertsonAlexanderAlexisAlliance 776AlmondAltamahaw 347Andrews 1,781Angier 4,350Ansonville 631Apex 37,476Aquadale 397Arapahoe 556AraratArchdale 11,415Archer Lodge 4,292ArdenAshAsheboro 25,012Asheville 83,393Ashley Heights 380Askewville 241Atkinson 299Atlantic 543Atlantic Beach 1,495Aulander 895Aurora 520Autryville 196Avery Creek 1,950Avon 776Ayden 4,932Aydlett
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Badin 1,974BahamaBailey 569Bakersville 464Bald Head Island 158Balfour 1,187BalsamBalsam GroveBanner Elk 1,028BarcoBarium SpringsBarker Heights 1,254Barker Ten Mile 952BarnardsvilleBarnesvilleBat CaveBath 249BattleboroBayboro 1,263Bayshore 3,393Bayview 346Bear CreekBear Grass 73Beaufort 4,039Beech Mountain 320Belews CreekBelhaven 1,688Bell Arthur 466BellarthurBelmont 10,076BelvidereBelville 1,936Belvoir 307Belwood 950Bennett 282Benson 3,311Bent Creek 1,287Bermuda Run 1,725Bessemer City 5,340Bethania 328Bethel 1,577Bethlehem 4,214Beulaville 1,296Biltmore Forest 1,343Biscoe 1,700Black Creek 769Black Mountain 7,848Bladenboro 1,750BlanchBlounts CreekBlowing Rock 1,241Blue Clay Farms 33Boardman 157Bogue 684Boiling Spring Lakes 5,372Boiling Springs 4,647Bolivia 143Bolton 691BonleeBonnetsville 443BoomerBoone 17,122Boonville 1,222Bostic 386Bowmore 103BrasstownBrevard 7,609Brices Creek 3,073Bridgeton 454Broad Creek 2,334Broadway 1,229Brogden 2,633Brookford 382Browns SummitBrunswick 1,119Bryson City 1,424Buies Creek 2,942BullockBunn 344Bunnlevel 552Burgaw 3,872Burlington 49,963Burnsville 1,693Butner 7,591Butters 294Buxton 1,273Bynum
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Cajahs Mountain 2,823Calabash 1,786Calypso 538Camden 599Cameron 285Camp LejeuneCandlerCandor 840Canton 4,227Cape Carteret 1,917Caroleen 652Carolina Beach 5,706Carolina Shores 3,048Carrboro 19,582Carthage 2,205Cary 135,234Casar 297Cashiers 157Castalia 268Castle Hayne 1,202Caswell Beach 398Catawba 603Cedar FallsCedar GroveCedar IslandCedar MountainCedar Point 1,279Cedar Rock 300Centerville 89Cerro Gordo 207Chadbourn 1,856Chapel Hill 57,233Charlotte 731,424Cherokee 2,138Cherry PointCherryville 5,760Chimney Rock 113China Grove 3,563ChinquapinChocowinity 820Claremont 1,352ClarendonClarkton 837Clayton 16,116Clemmons 18,627Cleveland 871Cliffside 611ClimaxClinton 8,639Clyde 1,223Coats 2,112Cofield 413Coinjock 335Colerain 204ColfaxCollettsvilleColumbia 891Columbus 999ComfortComo 91Concord 79,066Conetoe 294Connelly Springs 1,669Connellys SpringsConover 8,165Conway 836Cooleemee 960CorapeakeCordova 1,775Cornelius 24,866CorollaCouncilCove City 399Cove Creek 1,171Cramerton 4,165Creedmoor 4,124CrestonCreswell 276Cricket 1,855Crossnore 192CrouseCrumplerCulbersonCullowhee 6,228CumberlandCumnockCurrieCurrituck
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Dallas 4,488Dana 3,329Danbury 189Davidson 10,944Davis 422Deep GapDeep RunDeercroft 411Delco 348Dellview 13Delway 203Denton 1,636Denver 2,309Dillsboro 232Dobbins Heights 866Dobson 1,586Dortches 935Dover 401Drexel 1,858Dublin 338Duck 369DudleyDundarrach 41Dunn 9,263Durants NeckDurham 228,330
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Eagle SpringsEarl 260East Arcadia 487East Bend 612East Flat Rock 4,995East Laurinburg 300East Rockingham 3,736East Spencer 1,534Eastover 3,628Eden 15,527Edenton 5,004Edneyville 2,367EdwardEfland 734Elizabeth City 18,683Elizabethtown 3,583Elk Park 452Elkin 4,001Ellenboro 873Ellerbe 1,054Elm City 1,298Elon 9,419Elrod 417Elroy 3,869Emerald Isle 3,655Enfield 2,532Engelhard 445EnkaEnniceEnochville 2,925ErnulErwin 4,405EtherEtowah 6,944EureEureka 197Everetts 164Evergreen 420
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Fair Bluff 951Fairfield 258Fairfield Harbour 2,952Fairmont 2,663Fairplains 2,120Fairview 2,678Fairview town 3,324Faison 961Faith 807Falcon 258Falkland 96Fallston 607Farmville 4,654Fayetteville 200,564Fearrington Village 2,339FergusonFive Points 689Flat Rock 3,114Flat Rock CDP 1,556FleetwoodFletcher 7,187Fontana DamForest City 7,476Forest Hills 365Forest Oaks 3,890Fort BraggFoscoe 1,370Fountain 427Four Oaks 1,921Foxfire 902Franklin 3,845Franklinton 2,023Franklinville 1,164Fremont 1,255Frisco 200Fruitland 2,031Fuquay Varina 17,937
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Gamewell 4,051Garland 625Garner 25,745Garysburg 1,057Gaston 1,152Gastonia 71,741GatesGatesville 321Germanton 827Gerton 254Gibson 540Gibsonville 6,410Glade ValleyGlen Alpine 1,517Glen Raven 2,750Glendale SpringsGlenville 110GlenwoodGloucester 537Godwin 139Gold HillGoldsboro 36,437Goldston 268Gorman 1,011Graham 14,153Grandfather 25GrandyGranite Falls 4,722Granite Quarry 2,930Grantsboro 688Grassy CreekGreen Level 2,100Green MountainGreenevers 634Greensboro 269,666Greenville 84,554Grifton 2,617Grimesland 441Grover 708Gulf 144
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Half Moon 8,352Halifax 234Hallsboro 465Hamilton 408Hamlet 6,495Hampstead 4,083HamptonvilleHarbingerHarkers Island 1,207Harmony 531Harrells 202Harrellsville 106HarrisHarrisburg 11,526Hassell 84Hatteras 504Havelock 20,735Haw River 2,298Hayesville 311Hays 1,851HazelwoodHemby Bridge 1,520Henderson 15,368Hendersonville 13,137HenricoHenrietta 461Hertford 2,143Hickory 40,010Hiddenite 536High Point 104,371High Shoals 696HighfallsHighlands 924Hightsville 739Hildebran 2,023Hillsborough 6,087Hillsdale 984HobbsvilleHobgood 348Hobucken 129Hoffman 588Holden Beach 575Hollister 674Holly Ridge 1,268Holly Springs 24,661Hookerton 409Hoopers Creek 1,056Hope Mills 15,176Horse Shoe 2,351Hot Springs 560HubertHudson 3,776Huntersville 46,773Hurdle Mills
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Jaars 597Jackson 513Jackson Heights 1,141Jackson SpringsJacksonville 70,145James City 5,899Jamestown 3,382Jamesville 491JarvisburgJefferson 1,611Jonas RidgeJonesville 2,285Julian
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Kannapolis 42,625Keener 567Kelford 251Kelly 544Kenansville 855Kenly 1,339Kernersville 23,123Kill Devil Hills 6,683King 6,904Kings Grant 8,113Kings Mountain 10,296Kingstown 681Kinston 21,677KiplingKittrell 467Kitty Hawk 3,272Knightdale 11,401Knotts IslandKure Beach 2,012
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La Grange 2,873Lake Junaluska 2,734Lake Lure 1,192Lake Norman Of Catawba 7,411Lake Park 3,422Lake Royale 2,506Lake Santeetlah 45Lake ToxawayLake Waccamaw 1,480LakeviewLandis 3,109Lansing 158Lasker 122Lattimore 488Laurel Hill 1,254Laurel Park 2,180Laurel SpringsLaurinburg 15,962Lawndale 606LawsonvilleLeasburgLeggett 60LeicesterLeland 13,527Lemon SpringsLenoir 18,228Lewiston Woodville 549Lewisville 12,639Lexington 18,931Liberty 2,656Light Oak 691Lilesville 536Lillington 3,194Lincolnton 10,486Linden 130LinvilleLinville FallsLinwoodLittle SwitzerlandLittleton 674Locust 2,930Longview 4,871LongwoodLouisburg 3,359Love Valley 90Lowell 3,526Lowesville 2,945Lowgap 324LowlandLucama 1,108Lumber Bridge 94Lumberton 21,542Lynn
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Macclesfield 471Macon 119Madison 2,246Maggie Valley 1,150Magnolia 939Maiden 3,310Mamers 826Manns Harbor 821MansonManteo 1,434MapleMaple HillMar-Mac 3,615Marble 321MargarettsvilleMarietta 175Marion 7,838Mars Hill 1,869Marshall 872Marshallberg 403Marshville 2,402MarstonMarvin 5,579Matthews 27,198Maury 1,685Maxton 2,426Mayodan 2,478Maysville 1,019Mc AdenvilleMc FarlanMc GradyMc LeansvilleMcadenville 651Mccutcheon FieldMcdonald 113Mcfarlan 117Mcleansville 1,021Mebane 11,393MerrittMerry HillMesic 220MicavilleMicro 441Middleburg 133Middlesex 822Midland 3,073Midway 4,679Midway ParkMill SpringMillers Creek 2,112Millingport 599Mills River 6,802Milton 166Mineral Springs 2,639MinneapolisMinnesott Beach 440Mint Hill 22,722Misenheimer 728Mocksville 5,051Momeyer 224Moncure 711Monroe 32,797MontezumaMontreat 723Mooresboro 311Mooresville 32,711Moravian Falls 1,901Morehead City 8,661Morganton 16,918Morrisville 18,576Morven 511Mount Airy 10,388Mount Gilead 1,181Mount Holly 13,656Mount MourneMount Olive 4,589Mount Pleasant 1,652Mount UllaMountain Home 3,622Mountain View 3,552Moyock 3,759Mulberry 2,332Murfreesboro 2,835Murphy 1,627Murraysville 14,215Myrtle Grove 8,875
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Nags Head 2,757NakinaNaplesNashville 5,352Navassa 1,505NeboNeuse Forest 2,005New Bern 29,524New HillNew London 600NewellNewland 698Newport 4,150Newton 12,968Newton Grove 569Norlina 1,118Norman 138North Topsail Beach 743North Wilkesboro 4,245Northchase 3,747Northlakes 1,534Northwest 735Norwood 2,379
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Oak City 317Oak Island 6,783Oak Ridge 6,185Oakboro 1,859Ocean Isle Beach 550Ocracoke 948Ogden 6,766Old Fort 908Old Hundred 287OlinOliviaOriental 900Orrum 91Ossipee 543OttoOxford 8,461
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Pantego 179Parkton 436Parmele 278PattersonPatterson Springs 622Paw CreekPeachland 437Peletier 644PelhamPembroke 2,973PendletonPenlandPenrosePfafftownPikeville 678Pilot Mountain 1,477Pine HallPine Knoll Shores 1,339Pine Level 1,700Pinebluff 1,337Pinehurst 13,124PineolaPinetops 1,374Pinetown 155Pineville 7,479Piney CreekPiney Green 13,293Pink Hill 552Pinnacle 894Pisgah ForestPittsboro 3,743Plain View 1,961Pleasant Garden 4,489Pleasant Hill 878PlumtreePlymouth 3,878Point HarborPolkton 3,375Polkville 545Pollocksville 311Pope Army AirfieldPoplar BranchPorters Neck 6,204PotecasiPotters Hill 481Powells PointPowellsville 276Princeton 1,194Princeville 2,082Proctorville 117Prospect 981Prospect HillProvidencePumpkin Center 2,222Purlear
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Raeford 4,611Raemon 282Raleigh 403,892Ramseur 1,692Randleman 4,113Ranlo 3,434Raynham 72Red Cross 742Red Oak 3,430Red Springs 3,428Reidsville 14,520Rennert 383Rex 55Rhodhiss 1,070Rich Square 958Richfield 613Richlands 1,520RidgecrestRidgewayRiegelwood 579River Bend 3,119River Road 4,394Roanoke Rapids 15,754Roaring GapRoaring RiverRobbins 1,097Robbinsville 620Robersonville 1,488Rockfish 3,298Rockingham 9,558Rockwell 2,108Rocky Mount 57,477Rocky Point 1,602Rodanthe 261RoducoRolesville 3,786Ronda 417Roper 611Rose Hill 1,626Roseboro 1,191Rosman 576Rougemont 978Rowland 1,037Roxboro 8,362Roxobel 240Royal Pines 4,272Ruffin 368Rural Hall 2,937Ruth 440Rutherford College 1,341Rutherfordton 4,213
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Saint Helena 389Saint James 3,165Saint Pauls 2,035Saint Stephens 8,759Salem 2,218Salemburg 435Salisbury 33,662Salter PathSaluda 713Salvo 229Sandy Creek 260Sandy RidgeSandyfield 447Sanford 28,094SapphireSaratoga 408Sawmills 5,240Saxapahaw 1,648Scaly MountainScotch Meadows 580Scotland Neck 2,059ScottsScottvilleScrantonSea Breeze 1,969Seaboard 632Seagrove 228SealevelSedalia 623Selma 6,073SemoraSeven Devils 192Seven Lakes 4,888Seven Springs 110Severn 276Shallotte 3,675Shannon 263Sharpsburg 2,024ShawboroShelby 20,323Sherrills Ford 981ShilohSiler City 7,887SiloamSilver City 882Silver Lake 5,598Simpson 416Sims 282Skippers Corner 2,785SkylandSmithfield 10,966SmyrnaSneads Ferry 2,646Snow CampSnow Hill 1,595SophiaSouth Henderson 1,213South Mills 454South Rosemary 2,836South Weldon 705Southern Pines 12,334Southern Shores 2,714Southmont 1,470Southport 2,833Sparta 1,770Speed 80Spencer 3,267Spencer Mountain 37Spindale 4,321Spiveys Corner 506Spring Hope 1,320Spring Lake 11,964Spruce Pine 2,175StacyStaley 393Stallings 13,831Stanfield 1,486Stanley 3,556Stantonsburg 784Star 876State RoadStatesville 24,532Stedman 1,028StellaStem 463Stokes 376Stokesdale 5,047Stoneville 1,056Stonewall 281Stony Point 1,317Stovall 418Stumpy PointSugar GroveSugar Mountain 198Summerfield 10,232Sunbury 289Sunset Beach 3,572SupplySurf City 1,853Swannanoa 4,576Swanquarter 324Swansboro 2,663Swepsonville 1,154Sylva 2,588
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Tabor City 2,511Tar Heel 117Tarawa TerraceTarboro 11,415Taylorsville 2,098Taylortown 722Teachey 376TerrellThomasville 26,757ThurmondTilleryTimberlakeToast 1,450Tobaccoville 2,441ToddTopsail Beach 368ToptonTownsvilleTraphillTrent Woods 4,155Trenton 287Trinity 6,614Troutman 2,383Troy 3,189Tryon 1,646TuckasegeeTurkey 292TurnersburgTuxedoTynerTyro 3,879
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Valdese 4,490ValeValle Crucis 412Valley Hill 2,070Vanceboro 1,005Vandemere 254Vander 1,146Vann Crossroads 336Varnamtown 541Vass 720VaughanVilas
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Waco 321Wade 556Wadesboro 5,813Wagram 840Wake Forest 30,117Wakulla 105Walkertown 4,675Wallace 3,880Wallburg 3,047Walnut Cove 1,425Walnut Creek 835Walstonburg 219Wanchese 1,642WarneWarrensvilleWarrenton 862Warsaw 3,054Washington 9,744Washington Park 451Watha 190Waves 134Waxhaw 9,859Waynesville 9,869Weaverville 3,120Webster 363Weddington 9,459Welcome 4,162Weldon 1,655Wendell 5,845Wentworth 2,807Wesley Chapel 7,463West Canton 1,247West EndWest Jefferson 1,299West Marion 1,348WestfieldWestport 4,026Whispering Pines 2,928Whitakers 744White Lake 802White Oak 338White Plains 1,074Whiteville 5,394Whitsett 590WhittierWilkesboro 3,413WillardWilliamston 5,511WillistonWillow SpringWilmington 106,476Wilson 49,167Wilsons Mills 2,277Windsor 3,630Winfall 594Wingate 3,491WinnabowWinston Salem 229,617Winterville 9,269Winton 769WiseWoodfin 6,123Woodland 809Woodlawn 900WoodleafWrightsboro 4,896Wrightsville Beach 2,477
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* Based on the U.S. 2010 Data