| Layton | community in central Rockingham County served by post office, 1892-1903. |
| Laytown | community in NE Caldwell County. Named for Thomas Lay, eighteenth-century settler. |
| Laytown Creek | rises in N Caldwell County and flows SE into Yadkin River. Originally called Linville's Mill Creek. |
| Leachburg | community in N Johnston County served by post office, 1854-1903. Spelled Leechburg until 1876. |
| Leaches Island | See Hog Island. |
| Lead | community in S Henderson County on Green River. |
| Lead Mine Ridge | W Madison County between Doe Branch and Rocky Branch. |
| Leading Ridge | N Mitchell County between Shepherd Knob and Big Rock Creek. |
| Leaflet | community in W Harnett County near Upper Little River. |
| Leak Creek | rises in N Davidson County and flows NW into S Forsyth County, where it enters South Fork. |