North Carolina USA

North Carolina is one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. North Carolina is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

The state is named after King Charles II of England.

The US postal abbreviation for North Carolina is NC .

North Carolina Population

Population of North Carolina is 9,535,483 according to 2010 census.

Raleigh is the North Carolina state capital and the second largest city.  The largest city is Charlotte ; other major cities include Greensboro , Winston-Salem , and Asheville .

North Carolina Time

North Carolina is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States of America (USA).  Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).

Current time now in Time Zone: America New York (USA Eastern Time)

Towns and Cities in North Carolina

• Aberdeen
• Apex
• Archdale
• Asheville
• Atlantic Beach
• Ayden
• Badin
• Bakersville
• Bald Head Island
• Banner Elk
• Beech Mountain
• Belmont
• Benson
• Bessemer City
• Boiling Spring Lakes
• Boiling Springs
• Burgaw
• Burlington
• Canton
• Carolina Beach
• Carrboro
• Cary
• Caswell Beach
• Chapel Hill
• Charlotte
• Cherokee
• Cherryville
• Clayton
• Clemmons
• Clyde
• Concord
• Conover
• Cornelius
• Davidson
• Denver
• Dunn
• Durham
• Eden
• Edenton
• Elizabethtown
• Emerald Isle
• Enfield
• Farmville
• Fayetteville
• Fletcher
• Forest City
• Foxfire Village
• Franklin
• Fuquay-Varina
• Garner
• Gastonia
• Glen Alpine
• Goldsboro
• Graham
• Granite Falls
• Greensboro
• Greenville
• Grifton
• Hamlet
• Harrisburg
• Havelock
• Henderson
• Hendersonville
• Hickory
• High Point
• Highlands
• Hillsborough
• Holden Beach
• Holly Springs
• Hope Mills
• Hudson
• Huntersville
• Indian Beach
• Indian Trail
• Jacksonville
• Kannapolis
• Kill Devil Hills
• King
• Kings Mountain
• Kinston
• Knightdale
• Lake Lure
• Lake Park
• Lake Santeetlah
• Lake Waccamaw
• Laurel Park
• Laurinburg
• Lenoirina
• Lewisville
• Lincolnton
• Locust
• Madison
• Maggie Valley
• Manteo
• Matthews
• Mebane
• Mineral Springs
• Mint Hill
• Mocksville
• Monroe
• Mooresville
• Morganto
• Morrisville
• Mount Airy
• Mount Holly
• Mount Olive
• Nags Head
• Nashville
• Newton
• Newton Grove
• Norlina
• North Topsail Beach
• North Wilkesboro
• Norwood
• Oak Island
• Oak Ridge
• Ocean Isle Beach
• Old Fort
• Oriental
• Oxford
• Pembroke
• Pine Knoll Shores
• Pinehurst
• Pineville
• Raeford
• Raleigh
• Red Springs
• Reidsville
• River Bend
• Roanoke Rapids
• Rockingham
• Rockwell
• Rocky Mount
• Rolesville
• Roper
• Rutherford College
• Salisbury
• Saluda
• Sanford
• Selma
• Shallotte
• Shelby
• Smithfield
• Southern Pines
• Southern Shores
• Southport
• Spencer
• Spindale
• Statesville
• Stoneville
• Summerfield
• Sunset Beach
• Sylva
• Tarboro
• Taylorsville
• Thomasville
• Topsail Beach
• Troy
• Tryon
• Valdese
• Valle Crucis
• Warrenton
• Washington
• Waynesville
• Weaverville
• Wendell
• White Lake
• Wilkesboro
• Wilmington
• Wilson
• Wingate
• Winston-Salem
• Winterville
• Winton
• Wrightsville Beach
• Zebulon

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