| Wake Station | community in N Wake County. |
| Wakefield | community in E Wake County 1 mi. N of Zebulon. Inc. 1899; charter repealed 1913. Named for its location on a field in Wake County. The failure of local citizens to sell land for a right-of-way resulted in the location of a railroad a short distance s, where the town of Zebulon soon developed. Alt. 338. |
| Wakelon | community in NE Bertie County. |
| Wakulla | community in NW Robeson County. Alt. 208. Settled about 1860. Named by Col. Peter P. Smith for the Indian word meaning "clear water" because of numerous springs in the vicinity. |
| Walden Creek | rises in SE Brunswick County and flows E into Cape Fear River. |
| Waldrop Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows S into Valley River. |
| Walker | community in W Polk County on Harm Creek. Served by post office, 1894-1918. |
| Walker Bald | W Haywood County SE of Potato Patch. Alt. 5,420. Named for Felix Walker (1753-1828), land speculator and member of Congress, whose cabin dwelling was at its base on upper Jonathan Creek. |
| Walker Branch | rises in NE Buncombe County and flows W to join Corner Rock Creek in forming Dillingham Creek. Walker Falls are on the stream. |
| Walker Branch | rises in NE Buncombe County near Brushy Knob and flows W through Walkertown into North Fork [Swannanoa River]. |