| Exter | community in central Bertie County served by post office, 1886-1905. |
| Exum | community in NW Brunswick County. |
| Exum Mill Branch | rises in E Wayne County and flows E and NE into The Slough. Named for early settlers who had a mill on the stream in the late eighteenth century. |
| Exum Store | community in NE Wayne County between Turner Swamp and Ivy Swamp. |
| Exway | crossroads community in N Richmond County on the Montgomery County line. The name X-Way was recommended to the Post Office Department when a post office was about to be est. in 1898. The name was accepted, but the spelling was altered. |
| Eye | community in NW Ashe County served by post office, 1889-1906. |
| Ezra | community in central Johnston County served by post office, 1881-1903. |
| Ezzell Mill Pond | See McLamb Mill Pond. |
| Face Rock | peak in the Swannanoa Mountains, S Buncombe County between Ballard Gap and Buckey Mountain. |
| Face Rock | peak at the W end of Bearwallow Mountain on the Buncombe-Henderson county line. |