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North Carolina

United States
Cities listed
63
4.56M
combined population
Charlotte
largest city
63 listed cities in North Carolina
Cities listed
63
15,000 or more people
Largest city
Charlotte
911,311 people
Combined population
4.56M
Of the cities listed here
Share of country
2.3%
Of United States's listed city population

Cities in North Carolina

All 3,112 in United States

Sortable and searchable. Ranks are within the whole country, not the region. This is not a complete list of settlements — only places GeoNames lists at 15,000 or more.

63 cities
19Charlotte911,311
43Raleigh482,295
76Greensboro285,342
88Durham257,636
94Winston-Salem241,218
123Fayetteville201,963
170Cary159,769
259Wilmington115,933
283High Point110,268
354Asheville95,056
381Greenville90,597
398Concord87,696
510Gastonia74,543
582Jacksonville67,357
699Chapel Hill59,568
758Rocky Mount55,806
818Huntersville52,704
828Burlington52,472
889Wilson49,643
962Kannapolis46,144
971Apex45,585
1111Hickory40,374
1177Wake Forest38,199
1222Indian Trail37,073
1268Mooresville36,009
1279Goldsboro35,826
1323Monroe34,623
1347Salisbury34,017
1477Holly Springs31,377
1513Matthews30,678
1552New Bern30,070
1603Fort Bragg29,183
1605Sanford29,144
1669Cornelius28,092
1672Garner28,053
1736Thomasville27,061
1798Statesville26,221
1805Asheboro26,103
1836Mint Hill25,627
1992Fuquay-Varina23,907
1999Morrisville23,820
2002Kernersville23,811
2200Lumberton21,667
2230Kinston21,337
2246Carrboro21,156
2333Havelock20,364
2352Shelby20,189
2400Clemmons19,844
2460Lexington19,326
2462Clayton19,304
2630Boone18,156
2653Elizabeth City17,988
2662Leland17,924
2664Lenoir17,888
2811Morganton16,692
2901Hope Mills16,163
2927Albemarle16,003
2971Pinehurst15,752
3005Laurinburg15,507
3028Eden15,403
3039Roanoke Rapids15,345
3053Henderson15,271
3054Stallings15,270

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