| Shell Knob | on the Buncombe-Henderson county line NE of Glady Fork Gap. Alt. approx. 4,020. |
| Shell Point | the SE point of Harkers Island in SE Carteret County. Mound of shells, apparently left by Indians, gave the point its name. Indian remains have been found there. |
| Shell Point | community in SW Brunswick County on E side of Shallotte River. |
| Shell Ridge | NE Mitchell County between Blevins Branch and Broad Branch. |
| Shell Rock Channel | SE Onslow County, flows S out of Bear Inlet. |
| Shell Stand Creek | rises in E Graham County and flows NE into Panther Creek. |
| Shellback Island | a tidal-marsh island in the Cape Fear River opposite Southport, SE Brunswick County. |
| Shellbank Point | peninsula extending from the W shore of N Bodie Island into Kitty Hawk Bay and Currituck Sound, NW Dare County. Named for mound of shells found at the site by early settlers. |
| Shelley Branch | rises in NW Nash County and flows SE into Sandy Creek. |
| Shelly Point | extends from the mainland of SW Carteret County into Bogue Sound. |