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# North Carolina

North Carolina is a state of the United States with FIPS code 37 and capital Raleigh.

## Administrative divisions

North Carolina is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 37[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 37[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Raleigh[^enwiki]
- Population: about 10,835,491 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 139,391 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1789[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Eastern Time (UTC-5/-4)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-NC[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Wake County](/en/places/nc-wake-county.html), [Mecklenburg County](/en/places/nc-mecklenburg-county.html), [Guilford County](/en/places/nc-guilford-county.html), [Forsyth County](/en/places/nc-forsyth-county.html), [Durham County](/en/places/nc-durham-county.html).

Major cities: [Charlotte](/en/places/nc-charlotte.html), [Raleigh](/en/places/nc-raleigh.html), [Greensboro](/en/places/nc-greensboro.html), [Durham](/en/places/nc-durham.html), [Winston-Salem](/en/places/nc-winston-salem.html).

更新时间：2026-10-29

## 标签


## 关系

- Located in：[United States](/en/places/united-states.html) 
- Contains places：[Wake County](/en/places/nc-wake-county.html) 
- Contains places：[Mecklenburg County](/en/places/nc-mecklenburg-county.html) 
- Contains places：[Guilford County](/en/places/nc-guilford-county.html) 
- Contains places：[Forsyth County](/en/places/nc-forsyth-county.html) 
- Contains places：[Durham County](/en/places/nc-durham-county.html) 
- Contains places：[Greensboro](/en/places/nc-greensboro.html) 
- Contains places：[Charlotte](/en/places/nc-charlotte.html) 
- Contains places：[Raleigh](/en/places/nc-raleigh.html) 
- Contains places：[Durham](/en/places/nc-durham.html) 
- Contains places：[Winston-Salem](/en/places/nc-winston-salem.html) 

## 正文反向链接

- [Charlotte](/en/places/nc-charlotte.html)
- [Durham](/en/places/nc-durham.html)
- [Durham County](/en/places/nc-durham-county.html)
- [Forsyth County](/en/places/nc-forsyth-county.html)
- [Greensboro](/en/places/nc-greensboro.html)
- [Guilford County](/en/places/nc-guilford-county.html)
- [Mecklenburg County](/en/places/nc-mecklenburg-county.html)
- [Raleigh](/en/places/nc-raleigh.html)
- [Wake County](/en/places/nc-wake-county.html)
- [Winston-Salem](/en/places/nc-winston-salem.html)

## 来源

- North Carolina (Wikipedia)：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina 
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes：https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html