| Askins | community in NE Craven County. Named for Alec Askins, on whose land a former post office was built. Alt. 18. See also Ernul. |
| Askins Creek | a cove on the Pamlico County side of S Hatteras Island, S Dare County, below the community of Avon. |
| Aspen | community in E Warren County. Post office est. there in 1908 but discontinued in 1915. |
| Aspen Grove | See Wittys Crossroads. |
| Assembly | See General Assembly. |
| Assembly Lake | SE Buncombe County at Ridge-crest, Baptist assembly grounds, on a tributary of Swannanoa River. |
| Astin's Run | See Afton Run. |
| Atfa | community in W Johnston County served by post office, 1893-1903. |
| Athens | community in NE Robeson County served by post office, 1880-1903. |
| Atherton | See Jackson. |