| Corbinton | See Hillsborough. |
| Cordova | community in SW Richmond County on the Pee Dee River. A post office, Steeles Mill, existed there as early as 1828 and became the name of the railroad station. Cordova post office est. 1899. Produces textiles. |
| Corduroy Swamp | rises in N Northampton County and flows E and NE to join Rogers Swamp in forming Kirbys Creek. |
| Core Banks | outer barrier beach extending from Cape Lookout to Swash Inlet along the SE side of Core Sound, E Carteret County. Named for Core Indians. Velasco map, 1611, shows the name Endesoakes at the NE end of Core Banks; the Smith map, 1624, shows the name Salvage Island. Including Portsmouth Island, the Core Banks are approx. 44 mi. long. See also Cape Lookout National Seashore Recreational Area. |
| Core Beach | a portion of Core Banks, which see, in E Carteret County between Core Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. It lies just S of Portsmouth Island. |
| Core Creek | originally rose in central Carteret County and flowed S into Newport River. Dredging and the cutting of a canal now make Core Creek a connecting link between the waters of Neuse and Newport Rivers. |
| Core Point | S side of Pamlico River central Beaufort County. Named for Coree Indians. |
| Core Sound | a body of water between the mainland and the Outer Banks extending from Cape Lookout to Pamlico Sound in E Carteret County. Named for the Coranine or Coree Indians who lived in the area. The name Corenines appears on the Comberford map, 1657. The Moll map, 1729, shows Coranine Sound; and the Moseley map, 1773, has Core Sound. |
| Corine | community in SW Duplin County served by post office, 1894-1903. Named for postmaster Luther Powell's daughter, Corina. |
| Corinth | community in SE Granville County. |