| Demia | community in S Buncombe County served by post office, 1888-1902. |
| Demming | community in SE McDowell County served by post office, 1892-1914. Founded in antebellum period during gold rush and named for mining company officer. Now known as Brackettown. |
| Democrat | community on the Madison-Yancey county line on Middle Creek. |
| Democrat | community in N Buncombe County near the junction of Sugar and Ivy Creeks. Alt. 2,119. |
| Dendron | community in S McDowell County near Old Fort. Named by Western North Carolina Railroad. |
| Denim | former community in central Guilford County, now within the limits of the city of Greensboro. Est. 1895 and named for the cloth made by the local mill. |
| Denis Creek | a tidal creek rising in the N part of Oak Island in SE Brunswick County and flowing E into Elizabeth River. |
| Denmark | community in central Buncombe County served by post office, 1890-1902. |
| Denneysville | See New Castle. |
| Dennis | community in N Polk County. |