| Idalia | community in SE Beaufort County. |
| Idlewild | community in S Ashe County. Alt. 2,700. |
| Idol | community in central Ashe County served by post office, 1879-1906. Also known as Idol's Mill. |
| Idol's Mill | See Idol. |
| Ijames Crossroads | community in W Davie County. A Baptist church built there in 1897 on land donated by Cas Ijames was known as Ijames Crossroads Church. |
| Ike Cove | S Haywood County on a tributary of Little East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Ike Mountain | N Buncombe County W of Dillingham. |
| Ilex | community in central Davidson County served by post office, 1886-1902. |
| Immer | community in N Montgomery County served by post office, 1888-1932. |
| Improvement Cove | E Swain County between Middle Ridge and Connelly Mountain on Improvement Creek. |