Largest cities of North Carolina
| Cities | Populations | Distance from Washington |
| Charlotte | 827,097 inhabitants | 530 km |
| Raleigh | 451,066 inhabitants | 375 km |
| West Raleigh | 338,759 inhabitants | 375 km |
| Greensboro | 285,342 inhabitants | 397 km |
| Durham | 257,636 inhabitants | 362 km |
| Winston-Salem | 241,218 inhabitants | 421 km |
| Fayetteville | 201,963 inhabitants | 458 km |
| Cary | 159,769 inhabitants | 378 km |
| Wilmington | 115,933 inhabitants | 526 km |
| High Point | 110,268 inhabitants | 419 km |
| Greenville | 90,597 inhabitants | 367 km |
| Asheville | 88,512 inhabitants | 611 km |
| Concord | 87,696 inhabitants | 499 km |
| Gastonia | 74,543 inhabitants | 547 km |
| Jacksonville | 67,357 inhabitants | 462 km |
| Chapel Hill | 59,568 inhabitants | 377 km |
| Rocky Mount | 55,806 inhabitants | 336 km |
| Huntersville | 52,704 inhabitants | 514 km |
| Burlington | 52,472 inhabitants | 377 km |
| Wilson | 49,643 inhabitants | 362 km |
| Kannapolis | 46,144 inhabitants | 495 km |
| Apex | 45,585 inhabitants | 387 km |
| Hickory | 40,374 inhabitants | 519 km |
| Wake Forest | 38,199 inhabitants | 350 km |
| Indian Trail | 37,073 inhabitants | 534 km |
| Mooresville | 36,009 inhabitants | 498 km |
| Goldsboro | 35,826 inhabitants | 400 km |
| Monroe | 34,623 inhabitants | 536 km |
| Salisbury | 34,017 inhabitants | 471 km |
| Holly Springs | 31,377 inhabitants | 395 km |
| Matthews | 30,678 inhabitants | 533 km |
| New Bern | 30,070 inhabitants | 422 km |
| Fort Bragg | 29,183 inhabitants | 453 km |
| Sanford | 29,144 inhabitants | 425 km |
| Cornelius | 28,092 inhabitants | 509 km |
| Garner | 28,053 inhabitants | 381 km |
| Thomasville | 27,061 inhabitants | 430 km |
| Statesville | 26,221 inhabitants | 486 km |
| Asheboro | 26,103 inhabitants | 432 km |
| Mint Hill | 25,627 inhabitants | 523 km |
| Fuquay-Varina | 23,907 inhabitants | 400 km |
| Morrisville | 23,820 inhabitants | 377 km |
| Kernersville | 23,811 inhabitants | 409 km |
| Lumberton | 21,667 inhabitants | 508 km |
| Kinston | 21,337 inhabitants | 407 km |
| Carrboro | 21,156 inhabitants | 378 km |
| Havelock | 20,364 inhabitants | 447 km |
| Shelby | 20,189 inhabitants | 566 km |
| Clemmons | 19,844 inhabitants | 436 km |
| Lexington | 19,326 inhabitants | 445 km |
| Clayton | 19,304 inhabitants | 382 km |
| Boone | 18,156 inhabitants | 506 km |
| Elizabeth City | 17,988 inhabitants | 298 km |
| Leland | 17,924 inhabitants | 524 km |
| Lenoir | 17,888 inhabitants | 518 km |
| Morganton | 16,692 inhabitants | 540 km |
| Hope Mills | 16,163 inhabitants | 469 km |
| Albemarle | 16,003 inhabitants | 484 km |
| Pinehurst | 15,752 inhabitants | 465 km |
| Laurinburg | 15,507 inhabitants | 507 km |
| Eden | 15,403 inhabitants | 360 km |
| Roanoke Rapids | 15,345 inhabitants | 276 km |
| Henderson | 15,271 inhabitants | 310 km |
| Stallings | 15,270 inhabitants | 533 km |
| Masonboro | 14,826 inhabitants | 530 km |
| Graham | 14,647 inhabitants | 378 km |
| Harrisburg | 14,539 inhabitants | 511 km |
| Knightdale | 14,256 inhabitants | 369 km |
| Murraysville | 14,215 inhabitants | 517 km |
| Mount Holly | 14,176 inhabitants | 534 km |
| Reidsville | 14,067 inhabitants | 366 km |
| Hendersonville | 13,814 inhabitants | 625 km |
| Mebane | 13,698 inhabitants | 369 km |
| Lewisville | 13,567 inhabitants | 432 km |
| Southern Pines | 13,539 inhabitants | 464 km |
| Waxhaw | 13,495 inhabitants | 551 km |
| Piney Green | 13,293 inhabitants | 466 km |
| Spring Lake | 13,234 inhabitants | 449 km |
| Newton | 13,035 inhabitants | 516 km |
| Davidson | 12,207 inhabitants | 506 km |
| Smithfield | 12,022 inhabitants | 394 km |
| Archdale | 11,564 inhabitants | 421 km |
| Tarboro | 11,164 inhabitants | 337 km |
| Lincolnton | 10,900 inhabitants | 534 km |
| Summerfield | 10,861 inhabitants | 392 km |
| Kings Mountain | 10,760 inhabitants | 558 km |
| Belmont | 10,533 inhabitants | 540 km |
| Weddington | 10,531 inhabitants | 544 km |
| Mount Airy | 10,354 inhabitants | 412 km |
| Elon | 10,024 inhabitants | 380 km |
| Waynesville | 9,809 inhabitants | 650 km |
| Washington | 9,788 inhabitants | 373 km |
| Dunn | 9,723 inhabitants | 423 km |
| Winterville | 9,464 inhabitants | 376 km |
| Morehead City | 9,347 inhabitants | 465 km |
| Rockingham | 9,220 inhabitants | 503 km |
| Myrtle Grove | 8,875 inhabitants | 535 km |
| Clinton | 8,767 inhabitants | 449 km |
| Saint Stephens | 8,759 inhabitants | 512 km |
| Oxford | 8,742 inhabitants | 319 km |
| Pineville | 8,429 inhabitants | 545 km |
| Siler City | 8,396 inhabitants | 413 km |
| Wesley Chapel | 8,355 inhabitants | 540 km |
| Half Moon | 8,352 inhabitants | 455 km |
| Roxboro | 8,334 inhabitants | 327 km |
| Kings Grant | 8,278 inhabitants | 521 km |
| Black Mountain | 8,278 inhabitants | 593 km |
| Conover | 8,248 inhabitants | 513 km |
| Marion | 7,861 inhabitants | 567 km |
| Butner | 7,751 inhabitants | 343 km |
| Brevard | 7,735 inhabitants | 650 km |
| Fletcher | 7,582 inhabitants | 619 km |
| Oak Island | 7,507 inhabitants | 563 km |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 7,411 inhabitants | 510 km |
| Aberdeen | 7,343 inhabitants | 470 km |
| Forest City | 7,282 inhabitants | 584 km |
| Mills River | 7,162 inhabitants | 627 km |
| King | 7,059 inhabitants | 413 km |
| Kill Devil Hills | 7,058 inhabitants | 341 km |
| Etowah | 6,944 inhabitants | 634 km |
| Gibsonville | 6,773 inhabitants | 381 km |
| Ogden | 6,766 inhabitants | 519 km |
| Oak Ridge | 6,671 inhabitants | 400 km |
| Trinity | 6,669 inhabitants | 424 km |
| Unionville | 6,547 inhabitants | 524 km |
| Hamlet | 6,454 inhabitants | 505 km |
| Hillsborough | 6,415 inhabitants | 363 km |
| Woodfin | 6,349 inhabitants | 611 km |
| Selma | 6,307 inhabitants | 390 km |
| Rolesville | 6,289 inhabitants | 354 km |
| Wendell | 6,285 inhabitants | 366 km |
| Cullowhee | 6,228 inhabitants | 675 km |
| Marvin | 6,181 inhabitants | 549 km |
| Carolina Beach | 6,137 inhabitants | 546 km |
| Cherryville | 5,974 inhabitants | 549 km |
| James City | 5,899 inhabitants | 424 km |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | 5,789 inhabitants | 549 km |
| Long Beach | 5,618 inhabitants | 563 km |
| Silver Lake | 5,598 inhabitants | 534 km |
| Whiteville | 5,589 inhabitants | 529 km |
| Wadesboro | 5,584 inhabitants | 514 km |
| Bessemer City | 5,548 inhabitants | 551 km |
| Williamston | 5,508 inhabitants | 338 km |
| Nashville | 5,460 inhabitants | 335 km |
| Stokesdale | 5,340 inhabitants | 394 km |
| South Gastonia | 5,312 inhabitants | 552 km |
| Mocksville | 5,151 inhabitants | 457 km |
| Sawmills | 5,104 inhabitants | 520 km |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 5,075 inhabitants | 506 km |
| Ayden | 5,053 inhabitants | 382 km |
| East Flat Rock | 4,995 inhabitants | 625 km |
| Angier | 4,970 inhabitants | 406 km |
| Walkertown | 4,969 inhabitants | 409 km |
| Zebulon | 4,964 inhabitants | 360 km |
| Ahoskie | 4,910 inhabitants | 290 km |
| Wrightsboro | 4,896 inhabitants | 519 km |
| Seven Lakes | 4,888 inhabitants | 461 km |
| Longview | 4,871 inhabitants | 522 km |
| Raeford | 4,860 inhabitants | 477 km |
| Edenton | 4,849 inhabitants | 318 km |
| Farmville | 4,758 inhabitants | 371 km |
| Midway | 4,742 inhabitants | 432 km |
| Mount Olive | 4,728 inhabitants | 422 km |
| Newport | 4,723 inhabitants | 458 km |
| Pleasant Garden | 4,715 inhabitants | 406 km |
| Archer Lodge | 4,708 inhabitants | 376 km |
| Erwin | 4,679 inhabitants | 423 km |
| Boiling Springs | 4,674 inhabitants | 577 km |
| Granite Falls | 4,662 inhabitants | 520 km |
| Dallas | 4,622 inhabitants | 542 km |
| Farmville | 4,613 inhabitants | 418 km |
| Seagate | 4,590 inhabitants | 527 km |
| Swannanoa | 4,576 inhabitants | 600 km |
| Valdese | 4,459 inhabitants | 533 km |
| Creedmoor | 4,425 inhabitants | 341 km |
| River Road | 4,394 inhabitants | 377 km |
| Walkertown | 4,331 inhabitants | 432 km |
| Cramerton | 4,328 inhabitants | 542 km |
| Royal Pines | 4,272 inhabitants | 617 km |
| Spindale | 4,263 inhabitants | 586 km |
| North Wilkesboro | 4,226 inhabitants | 474 km |
| Bethlehem | 4,214 inhabitants | 509 km |
| Beaufort | 4,212 inhabitants | 466 km |
| Pittsboro | 4,198 inhabitants | 401 km |
| Canton | 4,190 inhabitants | 636 km |
| Trent Woods | 4,189 inhabitants | 424 km |
| Rutherfordton | 4,182 inhabitants | 587 km |
| China Grove | 4,182 inhabitants | 486 km |
| Welcome | 4,162 inhabitants | 438 km |
| Randleman | 4,153 inhabitants | 421 km |
| Burgaw | 4,100 inhabitants | 490 km |
| Hampstead | 4,083 inhabitants | 508 km |
| Elkin | 4,060 inhabitants | 447 km |
| Westport | 4,026 inhabitants | 515 km |
| Shallotte | 3,991 inhabitants | 561 km |
| Wallace | 3,964 inhabitants | 471 km |
| Gamewell | 3,957 inhabitants | 525 km |
| Franklin | 3,940 inhabitants | 699 km |
| Weaverville | 3,936 inhabitants | 605 km |
| Tabor City | 3,927 inhabitants | 553 km |