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.[ 1] The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980.[ 2] Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.[ 2]
Census-designated places in North Carolina
Map of the United States with North Carolina highlighted
CDP
County
Location of County
Population (2020)
Population (2010)
Population (2000)
Population (1990)[ 3]
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
Barker Ten Mile
Robeson
1,087
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
Blue Clay Farms
New Hanover
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 Flat Rock
Henderson
3,218
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 Norman of Catawba
Catawba
Lake Norman of Iredell
Iredell
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
CDP
County
Location of County
Population (2020)
Population (2010)
Population (2000)
Population (1990)[ 3]
Population (1980)
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
See also
References
Lists of census-designated places in the United States by state
States By population