| North Turkey Creek | rises in SW Buncombe County near Newfound Mountain and flows NE to join South Turkey Creek in forming Turkey Creek. |
| North Whitakers Township | NE Nash County. |
| North Wilkesboro | town in S central Wilkes County on Yadkin River. Alt. 1,016. Inc. 1891 and named for the county seat, Wilkesboro, across the Yadkin River to the s. The site was described as Mulberry Fields, a former Cherokee Indian area, in a report of Moravian surveyors in 1752. Appears as Mulberry Fields on the Collet map, 1770. Produces furniture, mirrors, textiles, apparel, hosiery, processed poultry, and dairy products. |
| North Wilkesboro Township | central Wilkes County. |
| Northampton County | was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Virginia and by Hertford, Bertie, Halifax, and Warren Counties. It was named for James Compton, Earl of Northampton (1687-1754). Area: 544 sq. mi. County seat: Jackson, with an elevation of 131 ft. Townships are Gaston, Jackson, Kirby, Oconeechee, Pleasant Hill, Rich Square, Roanoke, Seaboard, and Wiccacanee. Produces peanuts, corn, soybeans, chemicals, sorghum, cotton, hogs, livestock, lumber, apparel, sand, and gravel. |
| Northampton Court House | See Jackson. |
| Northeast | community in NE Onslow County. |
| Northeast | community in N Pender County served by post office, 1900-1903. |
| Northeast Branch [New River] | See Northeast Creek. |
| Northeast Branch [Newport River] | rises in E Carteret County and flows S into Newport River E of the town of Newport. |