| Swindell | community in S Hyde County. A post office operated there, 1830-39. |
| Swindell Fork | community in central Hyde County. |
| Swinging Lick Gap | SW Macon County between Winding Stair Gap and Bryson Branch. |
| Swinton | community in N Moore County served by post office, 1888-1908. |
| Swiss | community in W Yancey County on Bald Creek. Alt. 2,681. Named because the surrounding countryside suggested that of Switzerland. |
| Swopes Branch | rises in E Cabarrus County and flows SE into Little Buffalo Creek. |
| Sycamore Creek | rises in central Franklin County and flows SW into Tar River. |
| Sycamore Creek | rises in NW Wake County and flows W and S along the Durham-Wake county line for a part of its course and then SE in Wake County into Turkey Creek. |
| Sylva | town and county seat, central Jackson County. Inc. 1889. Settled in 1861; named for William D. Sylva, a Dane employed as a carpenter by Gen. E. R. Hampton, who constructed buildings at the site. Produces paper, electronics, and textiles. Alt. 2,047. See also Webster, which was the county seat until 1913. |
| Sylva Township | N central Jackson County. |