| River Neck | community in NW Tyrrell County near the mouth of Scuppernong River. Alt. 2. Formerly called Devenport. |
| River Neck Landing | NW Tyrrell County on the E side of mouth of Scuppernong River. |
| River Side | community on South Fork New River in SW Ashe County. Alt. approx. 2,950. |
| River Swamp | rises in SE Brunswick County and flows NW into Lockwoods Folly River. |
| River Township | former township in SW Cleveland County, now township no. 1. |
| River Township | central Jackson County. |
| River Township | NE Warren County. |
| River View Community | SE Columbus County; formerly known as Crusoe Island. Renamed by resolution of the General Assembly, 1961. A marshy and sandy section between the Waccamaw River and the Columbus-Brunswick county line, it lies on the edge of Green Swamp, which see. It was named Crusoe Island by outsiders because of its isolation. French political refugees, who first settled in Haiti, are said to have arrived there in 1806; their descendants still live there. Roads now penetrate the area. |
| Riverdale | community in E Craven County. Settled 1878 and named because of its location near Neuse River. |
| Riverside | community in S Macon County on Little Tennessee River. |