| Downes Branch | rises in central Macon County and flows N into Burningtown Creek. |
| Downing Creek | rises in central Clay County and flows SE through Holden Cove into Hiwassee River. |
| Downingville | community in NW Bladen County served by post office, 1857-1913. |
| Downs Mountain | S Macon County between Mulberry Creek and Norton Branch. |
| Downsville | community in E Caldwell County. Named for Downs family, two members of which were postmasters there following the Civil War. |
| Dowry Island | about ¼ mi. long in Chowan River on the Gates-Hertford county line. |
| Dowtins Creek | See Duncans Creek. |
| Draco | community in E Caldwell County on the headwaters of Middle Little River. Served by post office, 1888-1915. |
| Drain, The | a cove on the W shore of Hatteras Island in the waters of Pamlico Sound, S Dare County N of the site of the former Little Kinnakeet Coast Guard Station. |
| Drain, The | See Barden Inlet. |