Each metro area under this heading may contain sites in topical sub-categories as well as links to other geographic categories.
As used here, each metro area is defined by its included counties, a way of grouping the state's counties into sub-state areas. Agreement with metro area definitions supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau is neither implied nor intended.
Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:
Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.
The Asheville metropolitan area is composed of Asheville, North Carolina and the surrounding communities in Buncombe County, Henderson County, Haywood County, and Madison County.
Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:
Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.
The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill Metro Area includes Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union counties in North Carolina and York County, South Carolina.
Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:
Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.
The Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point Metropolitan Area consists of the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point along with all the surrounding communities in Alamance, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Stokes and Yadkin counties in North Carolina.
Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:
Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.
The Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir Metropolitan Area consists of the cities of Hickory, Morganton and Lenoir and the surrounding communities in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba counties in North Carolina.
Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:
Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.
This category is dedicated to support the leading edge technology and medicine companies in Research Triangle Park, NC. The three points of the RTP Triangle are Duke University (Durham), University of North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill) and NC State University (Raleigh). The merging of the Education, Government and Corporations centers in the Research Triangle Institute (RTI). RTP is the largest research park in the world.
There are links to the Localities Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill troughout this directory tree. Most businesses are represented in their locality. This area is for the businesses that do not directly service those localities (for example: IBM, RDU airport, hotels and food.) This is information for business travelers, prospective employees and others whose interest is in RTP. You will not find dry cleaners, department stores, or other businesses that support the work force. They exist in the Locality categories.
Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:
Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.