NC 47 is an east–west North Carolina state highway in Davidson and Randolph counties. It traverses 24 miles (39 km) and primarily connects Denton with Interstate 85 and Asheboro.

Its western terminus is in Lexington at Interstate 85 (Exit 88). From there, the route travels south to the community of Linwood, North Carolina, where it turns east, crossing NC 8 and Abbots Creek. Continuing in a southeasterly direction, NC 47 makes its way into the heart of Denton. After joining NC 109 for less than a mile, NC 47 exits Denton along Bombay Road to its eastern terminus at NC 49.

NC 47 first appeared in 1935 when NC 40A was re-signed. This early NC 47 ran from US 158 in Roanoke Rapids to US 301 in Pleasant Hill. Sometime between 1951 and 1953, it was subsumed by NC 48.

The current NC 47 appeared in the 1970s.