| Leggetts Crossroads | community in NW Beaufort County. |
| Leggettsville | See Leggett. |
| Legion Beach | a recreation and picnic area on Albemarle Sound in N Tyrrell County 3 mi. E of Columbia. Owned by local American Legion Post. Boating, bathing, and fishing. |
| Legislature | See General Assembly. |
| Leicester | community in NW Buncombe County. Inc. 1859; charter repealed 1905. Named for or by Leicester Chapman, a settler from Leicester, England. Alt. 2,090. |
| Leicester Township | W Buncombe County. |
| Leiths Creek | rises in central Scotland County and flows SE to join Bridge Creek in forming the Little Pee Dee River. |
| Leland | community in NW Brunswick County. |
| Leman Gap | on Burke-Cleveland county line. |
| Lemay | community in SE Wake County served by post office, 1882-1901. |