What county is Charlotte, North Carolina in?
Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
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A complete city-to-county lookup for North Carolina. Use this page when you need to know which county's courthouse, school district, or sheriff's office serves a city — every major NC city is listed below with a one-line answer and a link to its full county page.
Last reviewed: June 2026 · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NC OneMap
Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and NC Office of State Budget and Management. Each city links to its full county reference page with population, seat, region, and area.
Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Raleigh is in Wake County, North Carolina.
Asheville is in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Fayetteville is in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Greensboro is in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Durham is in Durham County, North Carolina.
Winston-Salem is in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Wilmington is in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Cary is in Wake County, North Carolina.
Concord is in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Chapel Hill is in Orange County, North Carolina.
High Point is in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Hickory is in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Boone is in Watauga County, North Carolina.
Jacksonville is in Onslow County, North Carolina.
Greenville is in Pitt County, North Carolina.
Salisbury is in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Statesville is in Iredell County, North Carolina.
Monroe is in Union County, North Carolina.
Mooresville is in Iredell County, North Carolina.
Gastonia is in Gaston County, North Carolina.
Goldsboro is in Wayne County, North Carolina.
New Bern is in Craven County, North Carolina.
Sanford is in Lee County, North Carolina.
The complete alphabetical lookup, including smaller cities and notable historic towns.
| City | County | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Apex | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Asheville | Buncombe County | Mountains |
| Beaufort | Carteret County | Coastal Plain |
| Boone | Watauga County | Mountains |
| Burlington | Alamance County | Piedmont |
| Carrboro | Orange County | Piedmont |
| Cary | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Chapel Hill | Orange County | Piedmont |
| Charlotte | Mecklenburg County | Piedmont |
| Concord | Cabarrus County | Piedmont |
| Cornelius | Mecklenburg County | Piedmont |
| Durham | Durham County | Piedmont |
| Edenton | Chowan County | Coastal Plain |
| Elizabeth City | Pasquotank County | Coastal Plain |
| Fayetteville | Cumberland County | Coastal Plain |
| Fuquay-Varina | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Garner | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Gastonia | Gaston County | Piedmont |
| Goldsboro | Wayne County | Coastal Plain |
| Greensboro | Guilford County | Piedmont |
| Greenville | Pitt County | Coastal Plain |
| Havelock | Craven County | Coastal Plain |
| Hendersonville | Henderson County | Mountains |
| Hickory | Catawba County | Piedmont |
| High Point | Guilford County | Piedmont |
| Holly Springs | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Huntersville | Mecklenburg County | Piedmont |
| Indian Trail | Union County | Piedmont |
| Jacksonville | Onslow County | Coastal Plain |
| Kannapolis | Cabarrus County | Piedmont |
| Kernersville | Forsyth County | Piedmont |
| Kinston | Lenoir County | Coastal Plain |
| Lexington | Davidson County | Piedmont |
| Lumberton | Robeson County | Coastal Plain |
| Matthews | Mecklenburg County | Piedmont |
| Mint Hill | Mecklenburg County | Piedmont |
| Monroe | Union County | Piedmont |
| Mooresville | Iredell County | Piedmont |
| Morganton | Burke County | Mountains |
| Morrisville | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Mount Airy | Surry County | Piedmont |
| New Bern | Craven County | Coastal Plain |
| Raleigh | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Rocky Mount | Nash County | Coastal Plain |
| Salisbury | Rowan County | Piedmont |
| Sanford | Lee County | Piedmont |
| Statesville | Iredell County | Piedmont |
| Wake Forest | Wake County | Piedmont |
| Wilmington | New Hanover County | Coastal Plain |
| Wilson | Wilson County | Coastal Plain |
| Winston-Salem | Forsyth County | Piedmont |
North Carolina has more than 550 incorporated municipalities. If yours isn't on this list, browse the directory of all 100 counties or open the interactive county map.