Upstate North Carolina

Upstate North Carolina

The upstate region of North Carolina is an area in the northern portions of the state. It is mostly rural in the northwestern and northeastern (Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA) but is heavily urbanized in the metropolitan areas of The Triangle and Piedmont Triad.


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