| Shackleford Point | the W tip of Shackle ford Banks, SE Carteret County, extending into Beaufort Inlet. The community of Shackleford formerly existed near the point. |
| Shacktown | community in SE Yadkin County between North Deep Creek and South Deep Creek. Named for B. G. "Shack" Colvard, local businessman. Previously produced tobacco baskets. |
| Shad Coye | central Craven County in SE end of Hog Island adjacent to Neuse River. Approx. ¼ mi. wide. |
| Shad Point | on the NE mainland of Hyde County extending into the mouth of Long Shoal Bay. |
| Shaddock's Creek | is formed in SE Moore County by the junction of McDeeds and Mill Creeks. It flows E through Crystal Lake into Little River. The name was originally applied also to present McDeeds Creek. Named for Thomas Shaddock, an eighteenth-century settler. |
| Shaddox Creek | rises in SE Chatham County and flows S into Cape Fear River. |
| Shade Branch | rises in N Madison County and flows SW into Martin Branch. |
| Shadepen Branch | rises in NW Buncombe County and flows SE into North Fork [Swannanoa River]. |
| Shadrick Creek | rises in E McDowell County and flows E approx. 5 mi. into Old Catawba River in SW Burke County. |
| Shady Banks | community in central Beaufort County on the N bank of Pamlico River. |