| Edgewater | community in S central Carteret County NW of Morehead City. Alt. 19 ft. Formerly named Morehead Bluffs. |
| Edgewood | community in E Caswell County. |
| Edgewood | community in E Robeson County served by post office, 1883-95. |
| Edinburg | former town in SW Montgomery County. Inc. 1807 at the store of, and on the land of, John Billingsly. A post office was there as early as 1828 and as recently as 1882. Site now abandoned. Also spelled Edinborough and Edenboro, 1827-94. Named for the city in Scotland by local residents of Scottish descent. Site of former Edinborough Academy. |
| Edith | community in SE Catawba County. Alt. 1,050. |
| Edith Lake | S Henderson County on Green River. Approx. 1½ mi. long. |
| Edmiston | See Sunnyside. |
| Edmonds | community in NE Alleghany County and Virginia. |
| Edney Branch | rises in W Yancey County and flows S into Cane River. |
| Edneyville | community in E Henderson County. Named for Rev. Samuel Edney, Methodist minister who served as postmaster and magistrate. A post office there since 1842. Former high school now a regional training center for law enforcement. Alt. 2,247. |