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, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km2) of land.

[1][2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages.

[3] The three different terms have no legal distinction.

‡  State capital and county seat †  County seat Below is a list of the 50 most populous municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2020 census and 2023 census estimate.