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Companies registered in North Carolina in 1955

794 companies on the Business Registration Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1955. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1955 in North Carolina at a glance

live counts
794
companies registered in 1955
<0.1%
of all dated North Carolina registrations
72nd
busiest of 127 years on record
187
cities with registrations in 1955
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1955 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 17,002 companies1988: 17,333 companies1989: 17,794 companies1990: 16,875 companies1991: 16,285 companies1992: 17,553 companies1993: 19,193 companies1994: 23,436 companies1995: 26,382 companies1996: 29,492 companies1997: 33,054 companies1998: 34,474 companies1999: 37,872 companies2000: 39,957 companies2001: 38,505 companies2002: 42,933 companies2003: 46,674 companies2004: 54,103 companies2005: 60,866 companies2006: 64,081 companies2007: 65,665 companies2008: 57,483 companies2009: 52,298 companies2010: 51,703 companies2011: 53,854 companies2012: 57,059 companies2013: 60,375 companies2014: 64,374 companies2015: 69,568 companies2016: 74,332 companies2017: 83,280 companies2018: 92,915 companies2019: 99,213 companies2020: 125,763 companies2021: 176,757 companies2022: 170,921 companies2023: 171,268 companies2024: 162,901 companies2025: 172,845 companies2026: 143,931 companies50K100K150K200K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198717,002
198817,333
198917,794
199016,875
199116,285
199217,553
199319,193
199423,436
199526,382
199629,492
199733,054
199834,474
199937,872
200039,957
200138,505
200242,933
200346,674
200454,103
200560,866
200664,081
200765,665
200857,483
200952,298
201051,703
201153,854
201257,059
201360,375
201464,374
201569,568
201674,332
201783,280
201892,915
201999,213
2020125,763
2021176,757
2022170,921
2023171,268
2024162,901
2025172,845
2026143,931
Where 1955 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Raleigh11715%
  2. Charlotte496.2%
  3. Greensboro394.9%
  4. Durham263.3%
  5. Asheville253.1%
  6. Fayetteville182.3%
  7. Winston Salem182.3%
  8. High Point172.1%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city48561%
Where 1955 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Raleigh11715%
Charlotte496.2%
Greensboro394.9%
Durham263.3%
Asheville253.1%
Fayetteville182.3%
Winston Salem182.3%
High Point172.1%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 794

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
301 Truck Stop, Inc.—01481691955-10-28ActiveFayetteville
A & L Wholesale Company, Inc.—01616261955-05-23MergedWilkesboro
A & W Fruit Market, Incorporated—00562011955-06-01DissolvedRaleigh
A and C Metal Products Company—00942561955-01-07Winston Salem
A and K, Incorporated—08822181955-08-16Dissolved
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company—01511131955-10-31WithdrawnDurham
Abbott Corporation—08819811955-04-28
Abc Machinery Corp.—00892741955-06-27MergedCharlotte
Abernethy Chevrolet, Inc.—08829331955-04-08RevokedRaleigh
Absher Flowers Post No. 9337, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Incorporated—00020801955-05-30ActiveGastonia
Acme Movers & Storage Company, Incorporated—00010351955-01-26Garner
Acme Sample Books, Inc.—00011141955-10-10DissolvedHigh Point
Aetna Realty Corporation—08824431955-01-27DissolvedElkin
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Home Mission Department, Inc.—00027061955-04-01ActiveCharlotte
Air-vac, Inc.—00029181955-10-03Charlotte
Alcohol/drug Council of North Carolina—01254201955-05-13ActiveDurham
Alex Greene Buick, Inc.—00619961955-10-18Statesville
Alexander Wilsons Booster Club, Inc.—00032851955-06-03ActiveSwepsonville
Alexander-harris Enterprises, Inc.—08828691955-06-16Kannapolis
Almond Feed Company, Inc.—00049101955-04-04Albemarle
Amary Club, Inc.—00033511955-10-10Active
American Defender Life Insurance Company—00040111955-09-12WithdrawnRaleigh
American Legion, Warren F. Hoyle Post No. 82, Inc.—00046781955-08-17ActiveShelby
American Maize-products Company—00047061955-09-26WithdrawnRaleigh
American Mobile Homes Corp.—00047611955-09-23Raleigh
Ames-g.C. Company, Inc.—01001471955-03-21WithdrawnRaleigh
Anson Concrete Supply, Incorporated—00091671955-04-20DissolvedWadesboro
Antex Exterminating Company, Inc.—00092431955-07-25ActiveFayetteville
Antique Automobile Club of America, Carolinas Region, Inc.—00092851955-09-06ActiveRaleigh
Apostolic Evangelist, Holiness Church, Incorporated—00001411955-06-06ActiveAsheville
Applied Engineering Company—08820201955-08-24WithdrawnRaleigh
Ararat Rock Products Company—00005361955-07-05MergedMount Airy
Armfield Investment Company—08818741955-11-14MergedMadison
Arrow Trade Mark, Incorporated—00057581955-02-21DissolvedHickory
Asheboro Wholesale Grocery, Incorporated—00069821955-01-31ActiveAsheboro
Asheville Area Tourism Association, Inc.—00064791955-11-23ActiveAsheville
Asheville Boat and Saw Company, Inc.—01765601955-11-01DissolvedAsheville
Associated Business Corporation—00061911955-04-06Charlotte
Atlantic Grocery and Supply Company—00071891955-05-20ATLANTIC
Atlantic Sports Supply Company, Incorporated—00073451955-05-24DissolvedSmithfield
Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation—00073771955-02-14ActiveShallotte
Auto Brokers Co., Inc.—00083851955-12-06DissolvedCharlotte
Automotive Rebuilders, Incorporated—00080031955-10-07Raleigh
Aycock Engineering, Inc.—00084611955-04-27Fayetteville
B & B Realty Company—01215331955-08-17Dissolved
B & G Glass Co., Inc.—00594301955-01-04Reidsville
B. & H. Manufacturing Co., Inc.—00898551955-03-28DissolvedHigh Point
BUENA VISTA PICTURES DISTRIBUTION, INC.—00181081955-08-09RevokedRaleigh
Bakers Shoe Stores, Inc.—00094321955-10-27MergedRaleigh
Balsam Grove Medical Clinic, Inc.—00096881955-07-13ActiveBalsam Grove

1955 registrations by city

59 cities