| Puncheon Creek | rises in SE Transylvania County near Standingstone Mountain and flows NW into Reasonover Creek. |
| Puncheon Fork Creek | rises in E Madison County and flows SW into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Pungo | community in NE Beaufort County on Indian Run near its junction with Pungo River. Alt. approx. 5. |
| Pungo Creek | rises in Great Swamp, N central Beaufort County, and flows SE into Pungo River. Appears as Machapunga Creek on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Pungo Lake | natural lake in S Washington and NW Hyde Counties in East Dismal Swamp. Inaccessible except through private property; not open to the public. Owned by Roper Lumber Company. Covers 2,700 acres, with a max. depth of 5 ft. Name is shortened from name for the Machapunga Indians. |
| Pungo River | rises in East Dismal Swamp, Washington County, and flows generally se, forming the Beaufort-Hyde county line into Pamlico River near its mouth. Appears as Machapounga River on the Comberford map, 1657, and as Machaponga on the Moseley map, 1733, and other maps until 1807, when it appears, apparently for the first time, as Pungo River on the William Tatham map. Named for the Machapunga Indians, whose name is said to have meant "bad dust" or "much dust." |
| Punkin Creek | See Pumpkin Creek. |
| Puppy Creek | rises in E Hoke County and flows S into Rockfish Creek. |
| Pups Branch | rises in NW McDowell County and flows SE into Armstrong Creek. |
| Pups Branch Ridge | See Pups Ridge. |