List of municipalities in North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, while the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km2) of land. North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. The three different terms have no legal distinction.

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List of municipalities in North Carolina

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List of municipalities in North Carolina

• Charlotte, most populous city in North Carolina • Raleigh, capital city of North Carolina • Greensboro • Durham • Winston-Salem • Fayetteville • Cary • Wilmington • High Point • Concord • Asheville • Greenville

Below is a list of the 50 most populous municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2020 census and 2024 census estimate.

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Population (2024)</th><th>Population (2020)</th><th>Change</th><th>Type</th><th>County</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Charlotte†</td><td>943,476</td><td>874,579</td><td>+7.88%</td><td>City</td><td>Mecklenburg</td></tr><tr><td>Raleigh‡</td><td>499,825</td><td>467,665</td><td>+6.88%</td><td>City</td><td>Wake (seat), Durham</td></tr><tr><td>Greensboro†</td><td>307,381</td><td>299,035</td><td>+2.79%</td><td>City</td><td>Guilford</td></tr><tr><td>Durham†</td><td>301,870</td><td>283,506</td><td>+6.48%</td><td>City</td><td>Durham (seat), Wake, Orange</td></tr><tr><td>Winston-Salem†</td><td>255,769</td><td>249,545</td><td>+2.49%</td><td>City</td><td>Forsyth</td></tr><tr><td>Fayetteville†</td><td>209,496</td><td>208,501</td><td>+0.48%</td><td>City</td><td>Cumberland</td></tr><tr><td>Cary</td><td>182,659</td><td>174,721</td><td>+4.54%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake, Chatham, Durham</td></tr><tr><td>Wilmington†</td><td>125,284</td><td>115,451</td><td>+8.52%</td><td>City</td><td>New Hanover</td></tr><tr><td>High Point</td><td>118,601</td><td>114,059</td><td>+3.98%</td><td>City</td><td>Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth</td></tr><tr><td>Concord†</td><td>112,395</td><td>105,240</td><td>+6.80%</td><td>City</td><td>Cabarrus</td></tr><tr><td>Greenville†</td><td>95,138</td><td>87,521</td><td>+8.70%</td><td>City</td><td>Pitt</td></tr><tr><td>Asheville†</td><td>94,992</td><td>94,589</td><td>+0.43%</td><td>City</td><td>Buncombe</td></tr><tr><td>Gastonia†</td><td>85,535</td><td>80,411</td><td>+6.37%</td><td>City</td><td>Gaston</td></tr><tr><td>Apex</td><td>75,977</td><td>58,780</td><td>+29.26%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake</td></tr><tr><td>Jacksonville†</td><td>70,840</td><td>72,723</td><td>−2.59%</td><td>City</td><td>Onslow</td></tr><tr><td>Huntersville</td><td>67,087</td><td>61,376</td><td>+9.30%</td><td>Town</td><td>Mecklenburg</td></tr><tr><td>Chapel Hill</td><td>64,028</td><td>61,960</td><td>+3.34%</td><td>Town</td><td>Orange, Durham</td></tr><tr><td>Burlington</td><td>61,365</td><td>57,303</td><td>+7.09%</td><td>City</td><td>Alamance</td></tr><tr><td>Kannapolis</td><td>60,521</td><td>53,114</td><td>+13.95%</td><td>City</td><td>Cabarrus, Rowan</td></tr><tr><td>Wake Forest</td><td>56,764</td><td>47,601</td><td>+19.25%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake, Franklin</td></tr><tr><td>Rocky Mount</td><td>54,541</td><td>54,341</td><td>+0.37%</td><td>City</td><td>Edgecombe, Nash</td></tr><tr><td>Mooresville</td><td>52,884</td><td>50,193</td><td>+5.36%</td><td>Town</td><td>Iredell</td></tr><tr><td>Holly Springs</td><td>48,674</td><td>41,239</td><td>+18.03%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake</td></tr><tr><td>Wilson†</td><td>48,579</td><td>47,851</td><td>+1.52%</td><td>City</td><td>Wilson</td></tr><tr><td>Fuquay-Varina</td><td>46,317</td><td>34,152</td><td>+35.62%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake</td></tr><tr><td>Hickory</td><td>45,081</td><td>43,490</td><td>+3.66%</td><td>City</td><td>Catawba, Burke, Caldwell</td></tr><tr><td>Indian Trail</td><td>43,864</td><td>39,997</td><td>+9.67%</td><td>Town</td><td>Union</td></tr><tr><td>Monroe†</td><td>40,054</td><td>34,562</td><td>+15.89%</td><td>City</td><td>Union</td></tr><tr><td>Garner</td><td>39,345</td><td>31,159</td><td>+26.27%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake</td></tr><tr><td>Salisbury†</td><td>36,579</td><td>35,540</td><td>+2.92%</td><td>City</td><td>Rowan</td></tr><tr><td>Cornelius</td><td>34,366</td><td>31,412</td><td>+9.40%</td><td>Town</td><td>Mecklenburg</td></tr><tr><td>Goldsboro†</td><td>34,629</td><td>33,657</td><td>+2.89%</td><td>City</td><td>Wayne</td></tr><tr><td>Leland</td><td>34,451</td><td>22,908</td><td>+50.39%</td><td>Town</td><td>Brunswick</td></tr><tr><td>New Bern†</td><td>34,218</td><td>31,291</td><td>+9.35%</td><td>City</td><td>Craven</td></tr><tr><td>Sanford†</td><td>32,971</td><td>30,261</td><td>+8.96%</td><td>City</td><td>Lee</td></tr><tr><td>Morrisville</td><td>32,628</td><td>29,630</td><td>+10.12%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake, Durham</td></tr><tr><td>Matthews</td><td>32,048</td><td>29,435</td><td>+8.88%</td><td>Town</td><td>Mecklenburg</td></tr><tr><td>Clayton</td><td>31,732</td><td>26,307</td><td>+20.62%</td><td>Town</td><td>Johnston, Wake</td></tr><tr><td>Statesville†</td><td>31,693</td><td>28,419</td><td>+11.52%</td><td>City</td><td>Iredell</td></tr><tr><td>Mint Hill</td><td>28,825</td><td>26,450</td><td>+8.98%</td><td>Town</td><td>Mecklenburg, Union</td></tr><tr><td>Kernersville</td><td>28,760</td><td>26,449</td><td>+8.74%</td><td>Town</td><td>Forsyth, Guilford</td></tr><tr><td>Asheboro†</td><td>27,928</td><td>27,156</td><td>+2.84%</td><td>City</td><td>Randolph</td></tr><tr><td>Thomasville</td><td>27,605</td><td>27,183</td><td>+1.55%</td><td>City</td><td>Davidson, Randolph</td></tr><tr><td>Waxhaw</td><td>23,178</td><td>20,534</td><td>+12.88%</td><td>Town</td><td>Union</td></tr><tr><td>Clemmons</td><td>22,471</td><td>21,163</td><td>+6.18%</td><td>Village</td><td>Forsyth</td></tr><tr><td>Shelby†</td><td>22,778</td><td>21,918</td><td>+3.92%</td><td>City</td><td>Cleveland</td></tr><tr><td>Knightdale</td><td>21,829</td><td>19,435</td><td>+12.32%</td><td>Town</td><td>Wake</td></tr><tr><td>Carrboro</td><td>21,079</td><td>21,295</td><td>−1.01%</td><td>Town</td><td>Orange</td></tr><tr><td>Mebane</td><td>20,654</td><td>17,797</td><td>+16.05%</td><td>City</td><td>Alamance, Orange</td></tr><tr><td>Harrisburg</td><td>20,335</td><td>18,967</td><td>+7.21%</td><td>Town</td><td>Cabarrus</td></tr></tbody></table>

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List of municipalities in North Carolina

• Zebulon – town, Wake County