| New Lands | community in W Tyrrell County E of White Oak Island. |
| New Lands | E Washington County, area at the NE boundary of East Dismal Swamp, which see. Name appears in county records as early as 1868. |
| New Lebanon | See South Mills. |
| New Light | community in N Wake County. |
| New Light Creek | rises in SE Granville County and flows SW into N Wake County, where it enters Neuse River. Shown on Collet map, 1770, as Newlight Creek. |
| New Light Township | N Wake County. |
| New Liverpool | See Wilmington. |
| New London | town in N Stanly County. Alt. 697. Prior to incorporation in 1891, it was known as Bilesville. |
| New Market | town in N Randolph County. Inc. 1813, but long inactive in municipal affairs. |
| New Market Township | NW Randolph County. |