| Pickens Gap | NW Swain County on the S end of Jenkins Trail Ridge. |
| Pickens Nose | mountain in S Macon County between Betty Creek and Dryman Fork. Alt. approx. 4,900. |
| Picket Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE and SW into Valley River. |
| Picketts Bay | an arm of White Oak River N of Swansboro, SE Onslow County between Muddy Creek and Mount Pleasant Point. |
| Picks | See Somerset. |
| Picture Creek | rises in SW Granville County and flows SW into Knap of Reeds Creek. |
| Piedmont | or extends from the Fall Line, which see, on the E to the Blue Ridge Mountains on the w. In elevation, the area ranges from approx. 500 ft. above sea level on the E to 1,500 ft. on the w. Rolling hills and stiff clay soil are characteristic of the Piedmont. The Indians knew the region as Tar-ko-ee (Catawba Land; Under Hills). |
| Piedmont | community in central Mecklenburg County E of Charlotte. |
| Piedmont Crescent | is an extended area in the Piedmont section of the state from Wake County on the E through Durham, Orange, Alamance, Guilford, Randolph, Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Gaston, and Lincoln Counties. It follows route of Interstate 85 and includes rapidly growing urban and industrial areas, most of which had their beginning along the route of the North Carolina Railroad. |
| Piedmont Lake | in SE Transylvania County near Panther Mountain, drains S into Little River. Covers 5 acres, with a max. depth of 12 ft. |