| Northeast | community in N Pender County served by post office, 1900-1903. |
| Northeast Branch [New River] | See Northeast Creek. |
| Northeast Branch [Newport River] | rises in E Carteret County and flows S into Newport River E of the town of Newport. |
| Northeast Cape Fear River | rises in NW Duplin County about 2 mi. S of Mount Olive; flows SE to form a part of the Duplin-Wayne county line; continues S through Duplin and Pender Counties; turns slightly W to form a part of the New Hanover-Pender county line; and flows S in New Hanover County, where it enters Cape Fear River at Wilmington. Appears as Northeast Fork and North East River on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Northeast Creek | rises in SW Durham County and flows SW into Chatham County, where it enters New Hope River. |
| Northeast Creek | rises in N Onslow County and flows SW into Morgan Bay. Also known as Northeast Branch of New River. Name appears in local records as early as 1744. |
| Northeast Fork | See Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Northeast Hamlet | See Longwood Park. |
| Northeast Prong [South Lake] | central Dare County. |
| Northeast River | See Northeast Cape Fear River. |