North Carolina Abbreviation

What is the abbreviation for North Carolina state?

NC is the 2 letter abbreviation for North Carolina, the 9th largest state in the United States of America. North Carolina is a state located in South part of U.S.A, bordering Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Raleigh is the capital city of North Carolina. Major cities include Charlotte (Population: 827108), Raleigh (Population: 451077), Greensboro (Population: 285353), Durham (Population: 257647), Winston-Salem (Population: 241229), Fayetteville (Population: 201974), Cary (Population: 159780), Wilmington (Population: 115944), High Point (Population: 110279), Greenville (Population: 90608), Asheville (Population: 88523), and Concord (Population: 87707).

North Carolina State Profile

• Capital: Raleigh
• Admitted to USA: 1789
• Area: 139,391 km²
• Population: 10,488,084
• Time zone: GMT-5
• Calling code: 252, 336, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980
• ISO 2-Letter Postal Abbreviation:  NC
• State Government Website: http://www.nc.gov/

Overview

North Carolina is located in the southeastern part of the USA on the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the southern states. North Carolina borders Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the east, and South Carolina and Georgia to the south. To the east, the state is bordered by its coast to the Atlantic Ocean.

From the 1650s, the area was settled by the English, with most of the settlers coming from the colonies of Bermuda, New England (today’s Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont) and Virginia. The area was named after the English king Charles I (Carolus lat. For Charles). However, it was still the Province of Carolina, which was only separated from North Carolina and South Carolina from 1710 and 1712 (officially in 1729). The state’s nickname today is “Tar Heel State” and “Old North State”.

The state motto of North Carolina is “Esse quam videri” (to be more than seem). The state of North Carolina covers an area of ​​approximately 139,390 km² and has around 9.85 million inhabitants. The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh with around 425,000 inhabitants. By contrast, the largest city in the state is Charlotte with about 775,000 inhabitants. North Carolina was one of the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain in 1776. After the ratification of the Constitution of the United States November 21, 1789 North Carolina was 12. State incorporated into the United States of America.

Nowadays, North Carolina is a popular destination for tourists due to its scenic landscape and many historic sites and museums. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States in North Carolina. In addition to tourism, which is mostly limited to the regions on the Atlantic, the agricultural sector is also of historical importance. The cultivation of tobacco and cotton represents the most significant part of the agricultural sector. Climatically, North Carolina can be divided from west to east into the three zones coastal region, Piedmont plateau and the mountain region of the Appalachian Mountains.

Accordingly, the state’s flora and fauna is diverse, ranging from alligators in the western coastal region to white-tailed deer in the eastern mountain region. In Charleston, Joseph Pulitzer, who was born in Hungary, died on October 29, 1911 – the founder of the Pulitzer Prize, which has been awarded since 1917. Other famous personalities from North Carolina include James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States, actress Ava Gardner, singer Tori Amos, writers Thomas Wolfe and Nicholas Sparks and of course the famous jazz musician John Coltrane. The American whistle blower Edward Snowden was born on June 21, 1983 in the small town of Elizabeth City.

Cities and towns

Raleigh
Raleigh is the state capital of North Carolina and has approximately 425,000 residents in the actual city. Around 1.1 million people live in the metropolitan area of ​​the city. Raleigh is the second largest city in North Carolina after Charlotte. Raleigh can be described as a planned city because it was founded in 1792 with the aim of becoming the new capital of North Carolina. Raleigh replaced the previous capital, New Bern. The city was named after the explorer of the North Carolina coast, Sir Walter Raleigh.

The city’s nickname is “City of Oaks” due to the many oak trees in the urban area. The city and the surrounding region are considered a research and technology center within North Carolina and belong to the so-called Research Triangle, a region in Piedmont in North Carolina that is known for its many universities and the associated research capacities. The city is also easily accessible with the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the second largest airport in North Carolina. Raleigh offers its visitors many cultural institutions such as the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, but also museums such as the North Carolina Museum of Art, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the North Carolina Museum of History. One of Raleigh’s twin cities is Rostock.

Asheville
The city of Asheville is located in northwestern North Carolina at the foot of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. With approximately 83,000 residents, Asheville is the largest city in the region and the eleventh largest city in North Carolina. But Asheville is known throughout the US as “New Age Mecca” or “New Freak Capital of the US”. This is not surprising, since numerous people live here who are dedicated to the New Age movement (an esoteric variant of the hippie movement). That is why Asheville also has a reputation for being a particularly liberal city where great value is placed on art. In addition to interesting architecture and a lively art scene, Asheville also attracts visitors who seek proximity to the Great Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Chapel Hill
The city of Chapel Hill is located in central North Carolina, in close proximity to Raleigh and Durham and belongs to the so-called Research Triangle, a region in Piedmont in North Carolina that is known for its many universities and the associated research capacities. The university town, which is rather small with around 60,000 inhabitants, knows how to convince with the qualities of a university town such as a liberal art scene, trendy bars and of course a beautiful campus. The city arranged and developed around the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the oldest university in the state.

Charlotte
With approximately 775,000 residents, the city of Charlotte is by far the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seventeenth largest in the United States. In fact, 2.3 million people live in the city’s metropolitan area. Charlotte is located in western North Carolina, close to the South Carolina border. The city was founded in 1768 and is named after Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the German wife of the English King George III. Hence its nickname Queen City. But due to the many nature in the cityscape, it is also affectionately called Green City. Today, Charlotte is one of the largest and most important financial centers in the United States. This is also noticeable in the skyline, which is constantly being expanded with new high-rise banks. Charlotte is also home to the tallest building in North Carolina, the approx. 265 m skyscraper Bank of America Corporate Center. Due to the size of the city, visitors will find numerous interesting cultural facilities such as museums, theaters and historic buildings.

Durham
The city of Durham is located in central, northern North Carolina and is known as the seat of Duke University and Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The city is located in close proximity to Raleigh and Chapel Hill and is part of the so-called Research Triangle, a region in Piedmont in North Carolina that is known for its many universities and the associated research capacities. With approximately 240,000 residents, Durham is the fourth largest city in North Carolina. Around 2 million people live in the city’s metropolitan area. The city was founded in 1869 and still owes a large part of its prosperity to the traditional cultivation of tobacco and the textile industry.

Kitty Hawk
On December 17, 1903, in the small town of around 3,500 inhabitants, a powered airplane took off for a short flight. The Wright Flyer, also known as the Kitty Hawk Flyer, was a double-decker powered aircraft designed by the brothers Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and Oville Wright (1871-1948). It was the first aircraft that was heavier than air (not a Zeppelin) and piloted. The aircraft was powered by a 12 hp four-cylinder gasoline engine, which had driven two counter-rotating two-blade propellers via a chain.

New Bern
The city of New Bern was founded in 1710 by Swiss and German immigrants under the adventurer Baron Christoph von Graffenried, making it the second oldest city in North Carolina. The city is located in the east of North Carolina on the Atlantic coast and has about 30,000 inhabitants today. In 1765, New Bern became the capital of the North Carolina colony.

A specialty is the coat of arms of the city, it is the same as that of the city of Bern in Switzerland, except for the red bear penis. But there is more historical to tell about the city of New Bern. In 1898 the young pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented a drink in his pharmacy (Bradham’s Pharmacy) that was initially called “Brad’s Drink” and is now known worldwide as Pepsi Cola. Anyone visiting New Bern should not miss the former Governor’s Palace Tryon Palace.

List of North Carolina Acronyms

The most commonly used abbreviations about North Carolina are NC which stands for North Carolina. In the following table, you can see all acronyms related to North Carolina, including abbreviations for airport, city, school, port, government, and etc.

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