| Center Township | central Chatham County. |
| Centerville | See Kelly. |
| Centerville | community in NE Franklin County. Alt. 300. Settled about 1882. Named because of its central position between Warrenton, Louisburg, and Littleton. |
| Central Falls | community on Deep River, central Randolph County. Long the site of one or more textile mills. Named for minor falls on the river, now obliterated by dams constructed for water power. |
| Central Township | central Bladen County. |
| Centre | community in S Guilford County. Named for Centre Friends Meeting, begun in 1757. |
| Centre Hill | town in E Chowan County. Inc. 1935, but no longer active in municipal affairs. A post office est. there in 1886 was first known as Centre Hill but was renamed for James N. Tyner (1826-1904), a former postmaster general. Tyner is still the post office name. |
| Cerro Gordo | town in W Columbus County. Inc. 1874 and named for the Mexican battleground where Gen. Winfield Scott, in 1847, was victorious. In Spanish the name means "big hill." Alt. 95. |
| Cerro Gordo Township | W Columbus County. |
| Chacandepeco | See Chancandepeco Inlet. |