Population
|
Urban Area
|
1,249,442
|
Charlotte
|
884,891
|
Raleigh
|
391,024
|
Winston-Salem
|
347,602
|
Durham
|
311,810
|
Greensboro
|
310,282
|
Fayetteville
|
280,648
|
Asheville
|
219,957
|
Wilmington
|
215,304
|
Myrtle Beach - Socastee
|
214,881
|
Concord
|
212,195
|
Hickory
|
169,495
|
Gastonia
|
166,485
|
High Point
|
119,911
|
Burlington
|
117,798
|
Greenville
|
105,419
|
Jacksonville
|
68,243
|
Rocky Mount
|
61,054
|
Goldsboro
|
50,503
|
New Bern
|
49,344
|
Danville
|
49,190
|
Wilson
|
44,798
|
Morehead City
|
37,792
|
Asheboro
|
36,272
|
Pinehurst - Southern Pines
|
33,120
|
Sanford
|
29,739
|
Lumberton
|
29,083
|
Kinston
|
27,374
|
Shelby
|
27,155
|
Smithfield
|
26,418
|
Forest City
|
25,404
|
Rockingham - Hamlet
|
24,450
|
Roanoke Rapids
|
23,905
|
Elizabeth City
|
22,763
|
Boone
|
22,686
|
Lincolnton
|
21,596
|
Havelock
|
21,161
|
Laurinburg
|
20,858
|
Henderson
|
19,457
|
Mount Airy
|
19,095
|
Kill Devil Hills
|
18,264
|
North Wilkesboro - Wilkesboro
|
17,187
|
Eden
|
16,975
|
Butner
|
16,823
|
Albemarle
|
16,429
|
Washington
|
16,335
|
Swansboro
|
14,823
|
Dunn
|
14,488
|
Spout Springs
|
14,067
|
Reidsville
|
13,581
|
Tarboro
|
13,363
|
Marion
|
13,288
|
Archer Lodge - Clayton
|
13,209
|
Wendell - Zebulon
|
13,121
|
Brevard
|
11,226
|
Oak Island
|
10,837
|
Cullowhee
|
10,716
|
Hampstead
|
9,660
|
Roxboro
|
|
Population
|
Urban Area
|
9,538
|
Clinton
|
9,174
|
Oxford
|
9,076
|
Siler City
|
7,446
|
Whiteville
|
7,436
|
Pembroke
|
6,781
|
Franklin
|
6,521
|
Elkin
|
6,340
|
Cherryville
|
5,791
|
Wadesboro
|
5,628
|
Buies Creek
|
5,603
|
Lake Norman of Catawba
|
5,399
|
Manteo
|
5,388
|
Taylorsville
|
5,361
|
Williamston
|
5,278
|
Richlands South
|
5,196
|
Mount Olive
|
5,191
|
Mocksville
|
4,951
|
Ahoskie
|
4,815
|
Farmville
|
4,790
|
Edenton
|
4,700
|
Spruce Pine
|
4,549
|
Boiling Springs
|
4,397
|
Boiling Spring Lakes
|
4,382
|
Mayodan
|
4,345
|
Wallace
|
4,265
|
Plymouth
|
4,239
|
Landrum
|
4,185
|
Red Springs
|
4,129
|
Jefferson
|
3,899
|
Sneads Ferry
|
3,834
|
Tabor City
|
3,757
|
Seven Lakes
|
3,694
|
Louisburg
|
3,688
|
Grifton
|
3,618
|
Troy
|
3,572
|
Maiden
|
3,566
|
Windsor
|
3,530
|
Yadkinville
|
3,514
|
Whispering Pines
|
3,456
|
Burgaw
|
3,410
|
Pittsboro
|
3,316
|
Lillington
|
3,288
|
St. Pauls
|
3,136
|
Holden Beach
|
3,107
|
Benson
|
3,085
|
Elizabethtown
|
3,045
|
Warsaw
|
2,951
|
Ramseur
|
2,925
|
Locust
|
2,821
|
Biscoe
|
2,786
|
Murfreesboro
|
2,726
|
Fairfield Harbour
|
2,713
|
La Grange
|
2,672
|
Enfield
|
2,642
|
Fearrington Village
|
2,604
|
St. James
|
2,507
|
Fairmont
|
|