| Jarretts Creek | rises in SW Rutherford County and flows SW into Broad River. |
| Jarvins Mountain | SE Buncombe County near the Rutherford county line between Stone and Weedy Mountains. |
| Jarvis | community in SE Wilkes County served by post office, 1900-1914. |
| Jarvis Branch | rises in E Madison County and flows SE into California Creek. |
| Jarvis Channel | SE Currituck County in Currituck Sound. |
| Jarvis Mountain | E Madison County between Gabriels Creek and Sprinkle Branch. |
| Jarvisburg | community in SW Currituck County on North River. Settled prior to 1750. Named for the Jarvis family, of which Governor Thomas J. Jarvis was a member. Alt. 15. |
| Jason | town in SW Greene County. Inc. 1889, but long inactive in municipal affairs. |
| Jason Township | SW Greene County. |
| Jasper | community in central Craven County. Alt. 6. Settled about 1868. Named for local citizen James Spear. |