North Carolina · Cities and towns
North Carolina by city
40 cities and towns in North Carolina have 15 or more National Register listings. 5 of them have themed walking tours. The full state, by county, is at the North Carolina page.
Counts come from the city field of the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or of the Register's spreadsheet for listings the spatial data lacks. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Cities
Raleigh 145Asheville 95Winston-Salem 91Charlotte 83Durham 78Greensboro 64Fayetteville 57New Bern 55Salisbury 41Morganton 35High Point 32Hendersonville 29Statesville 29Burlington 28Kinston 28Hickory 26Hillsborough 26Edenton 25Tarboro 22Wilmington 22Lincolnton 21Pittsboro 21Wake Forest 19Brevard 18Chapel Hill 18Lexington 18Rocky Mount 18Waynesville 18Clinton 17Concord 17Mount Airy 17Sanford 17Greenville 16Shelby 16Tryon 16Gastonia 15Louisburg 15Mebane 15Siler City 15Wilson 15
Walking tours
- Fayetteville1 route
- Greensboro1 route
- New Bern3 routes
- Raleigh1 route
- Winston-Salem1 route