| Navassa | community in NE Brunswick County on Cape Fear River. Historically African American, center for Gullah Geechee culture and traditions. |
| Navy Yard Lake | E Anson County SE of Lilesville. Covers approx. 10 acres; max. depth 15 ft. Formed early in the twentieth century when gravel was removed from the site. |
| Naylors Knob | central Caldwell County. Named for James Nailor, an early settler. |
| Nazareth | community in central Wake County S of Raleigh. Settled 1898. Named for the biblical town by Rev. Thomas Price, who est. a Roman Catholic orphanage there. Alt. 325. |
| Neal | community in W Bertie County. |
| Neal Branch | rises in SW Mecklenburg County and flows NW into Stowe Branch. |
| Neal Branch | rises in S Wake County and flows E into Swift Creek. |
| Neal Creek | short stream in N central Carteret County that flows NE into South River. |
| Neal Gut | a narrow, water-filled defile in central Franklin County that empties into Tar River. |
| Neals Creek | rises in SE Yancey County and flows NW into Big Lost Cove Creek. |