North Carolina - Top 100+ Cities by Population
Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.
| Rank | City | State | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267. | Southern Shores | North Carolina | United States | 2,714 | |
| 266. | Lake Junaluska | North Carolina | United States | 2,734 | |
| 265. | Glen Raven | North Carolina | United States | 2,750 | |
| 264. | Nags Head | North Carolina | United States | 2,757 | |
| 263. | Skippers Corner | North Carolina | United States | 2,785 | |
| 262. | Wentworth | North Carolina | United States | 2,807 | |
| 261. | Cajahs Mountain | North Carolina | United States | 2,823 | |
| 260. | Southport | North Carolina | United States | 2,833 | |
| 259. | Murfreesboro | North Carolina | United States | 2,835 | |
| 258. | South Rosemary | North Carolina | United States | 2,836 | |
| 257. | La Grange | North Carolina | United States | 2,873 | |
| 256. | Enochville | North Carolina | United States | 2,925 | |
| 255. | Whispering Pines | North Carolina | United States | 2,928 | |
| 254. | Locust | North Carolina | United States | 2,930 | |
| 253. | Granite Quarry | North Carolina | United States | 2,930 | |
| 252. | Rural Hall | North Carolina | United States | 2,937 | |
| 251. | Buies Creek | North Carolina | United States | 2,942 | |
| 250. | Lowesville | North Carolina | United States | 2,945 | |
| 249. | Fairfield Harbour | North Carolina | United States | 2,952 | |
| 248. | Yadkinville | North Carolina | United States | 2,959 | |
| 247. | Pembroke | North Carolina | United States | 2,973 | |
| 246. | Wallburg | North Carolina | United States | 3,047 | |
| 245. | Carolina Shores | North Carolina | United States | 3,048 | |
| 244. | Warsaw | North Carolina | United States | 3,054 | |
| 243. | Brices Creek | North Carolina | United States | 3,073 | |
| 242. | Midland | North Carolina | United States | 3,073 | |
| 241. | Landis | North Carolina | United States | 3,109 | |
| 240. | Flat Rock | North Carolina | United States | 3,114 | |
| 239. | River Bend | North Carolina | United States | 3,119 | |
| 238. | Weaverville | North Carolina | United States | 3,120 | |
| 237. | Saint James | North Carolina | United States | 3,165 | |
| 236. | Troy | North Carolina | United States | 3,189 | |
| 235. | Lillington | North Carolina | United States | 3,194 | |
| 234. | Spencer | North Carolina | United States | 3,267 | |
| 233. | Kitty Hawk | North Carolina | United States | 3,272 | |
| 232. | Rockfish | North Carolina | United States | 3,298 | |
| 231. | Maiden | North Carolina | United States | 3,310 | |
| 230. | Benson | North Carolina | United States | 3,311 | |
| 229. | Fairview | North Carolina | United States | 3,324 | |
| 228. | Dana | North Carolina | United States | 3,329 | |
| 227. | Louisburg | North Carolina | United States | 3,359 | |
| 226. | Polkton | North Carolina | United States | 3,375 | |
| 225. | Jamestown | North Carolina | United States | 3,382 | |
| 224. | Bayshore | North Carolina | United States | 3,393 | |
| 223. | Wilkesboro | North Carolina | United States | 3,413 | |
| 222. | Lake Park | North Carolina | United States | 3,422 | |
| 221. | Red Springs | North Carolina | United States | 3,428 | |
| 220. | Red Oak | North Carolina | United States | 3,430 | |
| 219. | Ranlo | North Carolina | United States | 3,434 | |
| 218. | Wingate | North Carolina | United States | 3,491 | |
| 217. | Lowell | North Carolina | United States | 3,526 | |
| 216. | Mountain View | North Carolina | United States | 3,552 | |
| 215. | Stanley | North Carolina | United States | 3,556 | |
| 214. | China Grove | North Carolina | United States | 3,563 | |
| 213. | Sunset Beach | North Carolina | United States | 3,572 | |
| 212. | Elizabethtown | North Carolina | United States | 3,583 | |
| 211. | Mar-Mac | North Carolina | United States | 3,615 | |
| 210. | Franklin | North Carolina | United States | 3,619 | |
| 209. | Mountain Home | North Carolina | United States | 3,622 | |
| 208. | Eastover | North Carolina | United States | 3,628 | |
| 207. | Windsor | North Carolina | United States | 3,630 | |
| 206. | Emerald Isle | North Carolina | United States | 3,655 | |
| 205. | Shallotte | North Carolina | United States | 3,675 | |
| 204. | East Rockingham | North Carolina | United States | 3,736 | |
| 203. | Pittsboro | North Carolina | United States | 3,743 | |
| 202. | Moyock | North Carolina | United States | 3,759 | |
| 201. | Hudson | North Carolina | United States | 3,776 | |
| 200. | Rolesville | North Carolina | United States | 3,786 | |
| 199. | Franklin | North Carolina | United States | 3,845 | |
| 198. | Elroy | North Carolina | United States | 3,869 | |
| 197. | Burgaw | North Carolina | United States | 3,872 | |
| 196. | Plymouth | North Carolina | United States | 3,878 | |
| 195. | Tyro | North Carolina | United States | 3,879 | |
| 194. | Wallace | North Carolina | United States | 3,880 | |
| 193. | Forest Oaks | North Carolina | United States | 3,890 | |
| 192. | Elkin | North Carolina | United States | 4,001 | |
| 191. | Westport | North Carolina | United States | 4,026 | |
| 190. | Beaufort | North Carolina | United States | 4,039 | |
| 189. | Gamewell | North Carolina | United States | 4,051 | |
| 188. | Hampstead | North Carolina | United States | 4,083 | |
| 187. | Randleman | North Carolina | United States | 4,113 | |
| 186. | Creedmoor | North Carolina | United States | 4,124 | |
| 185. | Newport | North Carolina | United States | 4,150 | |
| 184. | Trent Woods | North Carolina | United States | 4,155 | |
| 183. | Welcome | North Carolina | United States | 4,162 | |
| 182. | Cramerton | North Carolina | United States | 4,165 | |
| 181. | Rutherfordton | North Carolina | United States | 4,213 | |
| 180. | Bethlehem | North Carolina | United States | 4,214 | |
| 179. | Canton | North Carolina | United States | 4,227 | |
| 178. | North Wilkesboro | North Carolina | United States | 4,245 | |
| 177. | Royal Pines | North Carolina | United States | 4,272 | |
| 176. | Archer Lodge | North Carolina | United States | 4,292 | |
| 175. | Spindale | North Carolina | United States | 4,321 | |
| 174. | Walkertown | North Carolina | United States | 4,331 | |
| 173. | Angier | North Carolina | United States | 4,350 | |
| 172. | River Road | North Carolina | United States | 4,394 | |
| 171. | Erwin | North Carolina | United States | 4,405 | |
| 170. | Zebulon | North Carolina | United States | 4,433 | |
| 169. | Dallas | North Carolina | United States | 4,488 | |
| 168. | Pleasant Garden | North Carolina | United States | 4,489 |
