| Lanes Store | community in N Rutherford County on Cane Creek. |
| Lanesboro | community in W Anson County on Lanes Creek. A post office operated there, 1825-88. Now sometimes known as Old Lanesboro. |
| Lanesboro Township | W central Anson County. |
| Langdon | See Waddells. |
| Langford Branch | rises in W Yancey County and flows NW into Cane River. |
| Langs Mill Run | rises in E Wilson and S Edgecombe Counties and flows SE into Pitt County, where it enters Black Swamp. |
| Langston | community in E central Wayne County E of Stony Creek. Named for Langston family, which received land grants in the area as early as 1758. |
| Lanier | community in W Onslow County served by post office, 1884-1905. |
| Lanier Crossroads | community in SE Duplin County. |
| Lanier Swamp | rises in E Martin County and flows NW into Gardners Creek. |