Small claims are part of the District Court and are heard by magistrates in every one of the 100 counties; you file with the Clerk of Superior Court at the county courthouse (Guilford has a second clerk office in High Point). File in a county where at least one defendant lives, not where you live.
| County | Court | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Alamance County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-570-5200 |
| Alexander County | Alexander County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-635-3113 |
| Alleghany County | Alleghany County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-372-3900 |
| Anson County | Anson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-994-3800 |
| Ashe County | Ashe County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-219-1400 |
| Avery County | Avery County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-737-6700 |
| Beaufort County | Beaufort County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-940-4000 |
| Bertie County | Bertie County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-794-6800 |
| Bladen County | Bladen County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-872-7200 |
| Brunswick County | Brunswick County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-253-3900 |
| Buncombe County | Buncombe County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-259-3400 |
| Burke County | Burke County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-433-3200 |
| Cabarrus County | Cabarrus County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-262-5500 |
| Caldwell County | Caldwell County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-759-3500 |
| Camden County | Camden County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-336-4000 |
| Carteret County | Carteret County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-504-4400 |
| Caswell County | Caswell County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-459-4000 |
| Catawba County | Catawba County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-695-6100 |
| Chatham County | Chatham County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-545-3500 |
| Cherokee County | Cherokee County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-835-7740 |
| Chowan County | Chowan County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-368-5000 |
| Clay County | Clay County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-389-2300 |
| Cleveland County | Cleveland County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-476-7800 |
| Columbus County | Columbus County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-641-4400 |
| Craven County | Craven County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-639-3000 |
| Cumberland County | Cumberland County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-475-3000 |
| Currituck County | Currituck County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-232-6200 |
| Dare County | Dare County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-475-5200 |
| Davidson County | Davidson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-242-6701 |
| Davie County | Davie County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-936-3000 |
| Duplin County | Duplin County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-275-7000 |
| Durham County | Durham County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-808-3013 |
| Edgecombe County | Edgecombe County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-824-3200 |
| Forsyth County | Forsyth County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-779-6319 |
| Franklin County | Franklin County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-497-4200 |
| Gaston County | Gaston County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-852-3100 |
| Gates County | Gates County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-357-1365 |
| Graham County | Graham County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-479-7000 |
| Granville County | Granville County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-690-4800 |
| Greene County | Greene County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-747-6200 |
| Guilford County | Guilford County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-412-7855 |
| Halifax County | Halifax County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-593-3000 |
| Harnett County | Harnett County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-814-4600 |
| Haywood County | Haywood County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-454-6501 |
| Henderson County | Henderson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-694-4100 |
| Hertford County | Hertford County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-358-7100 |
| Hoke County | Hoke County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-878-4100 |
| Hyde County | Hyde County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-926-4700 |
| Iredell County | Iredell County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-832-6600 |
| Jackson County | Jackson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-631-6400 |
| Johnston County | Johnston County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-209-5400 |
| Jones County | Jones County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-448-6220 |
| Lee County | Lee County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-718-6300 |
| Lenoir County | Lenoir County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-520-5300 |
| Lincoln County | Lincoln County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-742-7800 |
| McDowell County | McDowell County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-655-4100 |
| Macon County | Macon County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-349-7200 |
| Madison County | Madison County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-649-2200 |
| Martin County | Martin County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-809-5100 |
| Mecklenburg County | Mecklenburg County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-686-0560 |
| Mitchell County | Mitchell County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-688-5100 |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-571-3700 |
| Moore County | Moore County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-722-5000 |
| Nash County | Nash County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-220-3000 |
| New Hanover County | New Hanover County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-772-6600 |
| Northampton County | Northampton County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-574-3100 |
| Onslow County | Onslow County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-478-3600 |
| Orange County | Orange County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-644-4500 |
| Pamlico County | Pamlico County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-745-6600 |
| Pasquotank County | Pasquotank County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-331-4600 |
| Pender County | Pender County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-663-3900 |
| Perquimans County | Perquimans County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-404-5000 |
| Person County | Person County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-503-5200 |
| Pitt County | Pitt County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-695-7100 |
| Polk County | Polk County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-894-4900 |
| Randolph County | Randolph County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-328-3100 |
| Richmond County | Richmond County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-419-7400 |
| Robeson County | Robeson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-272-5900 |
| Rockingham County | Rockingham County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-634-6000 |
| Rowan County | Rowan County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-797-3001 |
| Rutherford County | Rutherford County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-288-6100 |
| Sampson County | Sampson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-596-6600 |
| Scotland County | Scotland County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 910-266-4400 |
| Stanly County | Stanly County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-986-7000 |
| Stokes County | Stokes County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-593-4400 |
| Surry County | Surry County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-386-3700 |
| Swain County | Swain County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-488-7400 |
| Transylvania County | Transylvania County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-885-3000 |
| Tyrrell County | Tyrrell County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-766-6510 |
| Union County | Union County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 704-698-3100 |
| Vance County | Vance County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-430-5100 |
| Wake County | Wake County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-792-4175 |
| Warren County | Warren County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-257-6300 |
| Washington County | Washington County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-791-4000 |
| Watauga County | Watauga County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-268-6600 |
| Wayne County | Wayne County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 919-722-6100 |
| Wilkes County | Wilkes County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-651-4400 |
| Wilson County | Wilson County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 252-206-3000 |
| Yadkin County | Yadkin County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 336-679-3600 |
| Yancey County | Yancey County Small Claims Court (District Court; file with the Clerk of Superior Court) | 828-678-5700 |