| Upper Falls | SE Yancey County near the head of Crabtree Creek. Water falls approx. 75 ft. |
| Upper Fishing Creek Township | former township in N Edgecombe County, now township no. 6. |
| Upper Flat Creek | See Flat Creek. |
| Upper Flats | area of stony loam in NW Swain County on Greer Branch covering approx. 1.45 sq. mi.; level except the E end, which is hilly from N to S. |
| Upper Fork Township | SW Burke County. |
| Upper Goose Creek | rises in central Beaufort County and flows S into Pamlico River. |
| Upper Haw Knob | on the Madison-Yancey county line in the Walnut Mountains. |
| Upper Hominy Township | SW Buncombe County. |
| Upper Laurel Township | former township in NE Madison County, now township no. 11. |
| Upper Little River | is formed in SE Caldwell County by a number of small streams. It flows SE, forming a part of the Alexander-Caldwell county line before flowing into Catawba River. Formerly known as Clarks Little River. |