| Starnes Cove | central Buncombe County NW of Starnes Ridge. |
| Starnes Ridge | central Buncombe County W of Ragsdale Creek. |
| Starretts Meadows | E Onslow County between the head of Wallace Creek and the head of Bear Creek. |
| Starsburg | community in S Cumberland County served by post office, 1885-1906. |
| Startown | community in central Catawba County. Named for pioneer Starr family. Earlier known as Danville. |
| State Line Gap | N the Watauga County, N.C.-Johnson County, Tenn., line near the head of Little Beaverdam Creek. Alt. 3,738. |
| State Line Ridge | on the Watauga County, N.C.-Johnson County, Tenn., line, extends SE from State Line Gap to the head of Cove Creek. |
| State Ridge | in the N tip of Cherokee County along the North Carolina-Tennessee state line. |
| State Road | community in W Surry County near the head of Camp Creek. Said to have taken its name from a "state road camp" est. there temporarily during the construction of a highway. |
| Stateline | See Collinstown. |