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NC OSBM »   Facts & Figures »   Geography »   Core Based Statistical Area Reference Maps »   2003 Core Based Statistical Area Maps

2003 Core Based Statistical Area Maps

The 2003 areas as defined on June 6, 2003 by the US Office of Budget and Management in OMB Bulletin 03-04.

  • 2003 Micropolitan Statistical Areas
  • 2003 Metropolitan Statistical Areas
  • 2003 Combined Statistical Areas

2003 North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Areas

 
Data Table of Areas
Title Area Type Principal Cities Component Areas
Albemarle, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Albemarle Stanly
Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Asheville Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison
Asheville-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area   Asheville NC MeSA, Brevard NC MiSA
Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Boone Watauga
Brevard, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Brevard Transylvania
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Burlington Alamance
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC (part) Combined Statistical Area   Albemarle NC MiSA, Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC MeSA, Lincolnton NC MiSA, Salisbury NC MiSA, Shelby NC MiSA, Statesville-Mooresville NC MiSA
Dunn, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Dunn Harnett
Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Durham Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person
Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Elizabeth City Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Fayetteville Cumberland, Hoke
Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Forest City Rutherford
Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Goldsboro Wayne
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Greensboro,             High Point Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area   Greensboro-High Point NC MeSA, Lexington-Thomasville NC MiSA, Mount Airy NC MiSA, Winston-Salem NC MeSA
Greenville, NC  Metropolitan Statistical Area Greenville Greene, Pitt
Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Henderson Vance
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Newton Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Jacksonville Onslow
Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Kill Devil Hills Dare
Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Kinston Lenoir
Laurinburg, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Laurinburg Scotland
Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lexington, Thomasville Davidson
Lincolnton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lincolnton Lincoln
Lumberton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lumberton Robeson
Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC Combined Statistical Area   Laurinburg NC MiSA, Lumberton NC MiSA
Morehead City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Morehead City Carteret
Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Mount Airy Surry
New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area New Bern Craven, Jones, Pamlico
North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area North Wilkesboro Wilkes
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Raleigh, Cary Franklin, Johnston, Wake
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area   Dunn NC MiSA, Durham NC MeSA, Raleigh-Cary NC MeSA
Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Roanoke Rapids Halifax, Northampton
Rockingham, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Rockingham Richmond
Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Rocky Mount Edgecombe, Nash
Salisbury, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Salisbury Rowan
Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Sanford Lee
Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Shelby  Cleveland
Southern Pines-Pinehurst, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Southern Pines, Pinehurst Moore
Statesville-Mooresville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Statesville, Mooresville Iredell
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area (none in NC) Currituck
Washington, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington Beaufort
Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Wilmington Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender
Wilson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Wilson Wilson
Winston-Salem, NC  Metropolitan Statistical Area Winston-Salem Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin

2003 North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Data Table of Areas
Title Area Type Principal Cities Component Areas
Albemarle, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Albemarle Stanly
Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Asheville Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison
Asheville-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area   Asheville NC MeSA, Brevard NC MiSA
Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Boone Watauga
Brevard, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Brevard Transylvania
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Burlington Alamance
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC (part) Combined Statistical Area   Albemarle NC MiSA, Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC MeSA, Lincolnton NC MiSA, Salisbury NC MiSA, Shelby NC MiSA, Statesville-Mooresville NC MiSA
Dunn, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Dunn Harnett
Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Durham Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person
Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Elizabeth City Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Fayetteville Cumberland, Hoke
Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Forest City Rutherford
Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Goldsboro Wayne
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Greensboro,             High Point Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area   Greensboro-High Point NC MeSA, Lexington-Thomasville NC MiSA, Mount Airy NC MiSA, Winston-Salem NC MeSA
Greenville, NC  Metropolitan Statistical Area Greenville Greene, Pitt
Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Henderson Vance
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Newton Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Jacksonville Onslow
Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Kill Devil Hills Dare
Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Kinston Lenoir
Laurinburg, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Laurinburg Scotland
Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lexington, Thomasville Davidson
Lincolnton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lincolnton Lincoln
Lumberton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lumberton Robeson
Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC Combined Statistical Area   Laurinburg NC MiSA, Lumberton NC MiSA
Morehead City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Morehead City Carteret
Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Mount Airy Surry
New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area New Bern Craven, Jones, Pamlico
North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area North Wilkesboro Wilkes
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Raleigh, Cary Franklin, Johnston, Wake
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area   Dunn NC MiSA, Durham NC MeSA, Raleigh-Cary NC MeSA
Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Roanoke Rapids Halifax, Northampton
Rockingham, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Rockingham Richmond
Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Rocky Mount Edgecombe, Nash
Salisbury, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Salisbury Rowan
Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Sanford Lee
Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Shelby  Cleveland
Southern Pines-Pinehurst, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Southern Pines, Pinehurst Moore
Statesville-Mooresville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Statesville, Mooresville Iredell
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area (none in NC) Currituck
Washington, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington Beaufort
Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Wilmington Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender
Wilson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Wilson Wilson
Winston-Salem, NC  Metropolitan Statistical Area Winston-Salem Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin

2003 North Carolina Combined Statistical Areas

Data Table of Areas
Title Area Type Principal Cities Component Areas
Albemarle, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Albemarle Stanly
Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Asheville Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison
Asheville-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area   Asheville NC MeSA, Brevard NC MiSA
Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Boone Watauga
Brevard, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Brevard Transylvania
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Burlington Alamance
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC (part) Combined Statistical Area   Albemarle NC MiSA, Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC MeSA, Lincolnton NC MiSA, Salisbury NC MiSA, Shelby NC MiSA, Statesville-Mooresville NC MiSA
Dunn, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Dunn Harnett
Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Durham Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person
Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Elizabeth City Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Fayetteville Cumberland, Hoke
Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Forest City Rutherford
Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Goldsboro Wayne
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Greensboro,             High Point Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area   Greensboro-High Point NC MeSA, Lexington-Thomasville NC MiSA, Mount Airy NC MiSA, Winston-Salem NC MeSA
Greenville, NC  Metropolitan Statistical Area Greenville Greene, Pitt
Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Henderson Vance
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Newton Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Jacksonville Onslow
Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Kill Devil Hills Dare
Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Kinston Lenoir
Laurinburg, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Laurinburg Scotland
Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lexington, Thomasville Davidson
Lincolnton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lincolnton Lincoln
Lumberton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Lumberton Robeson
Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC Combined Statistical Area   Laurinburg NC MiSA, Lumberton NC MiSA
Morehead City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Morehead City Carteret
Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Mount Airy Surry
New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area New Bern Craven, Jones, Pamlico
North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area North Wilkesboro Wilkes
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Raleigh, Cary Franklin, Johnston, Wake
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area   Dunn NC MiSA, Durham NC MeSA, Raleigh-Cary NC MeSA
Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Roanoke Rapids Halifax, Northampton
Rockingham, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Rockingham Richmond
Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Rocky Mount Edgecombe, Nash
Salisbury, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Salisbury Rowan
Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Sanford Lee
Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Shelby  Cleveland
Southern Pines-Pinehurst, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Southern Pines, Pinehurst Moore
Statesville-Mooresville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Statesville, Mooresville Iredell
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area (none in NC) Currituck
Washington, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington Beaufort
Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Wilmington Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender
Wilson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area Wilson Wilson
Winston-Salem, NC  Metropolitan Statistical Area Winston-Salem Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin

Core Based Statistical Area Reference Maps

  • 2003 Core Based Statistical Area Maps
  • 2013 Core Based Statistical Area Maps

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