Canton, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 4029 Housing Units (2000): 2003 Land area (2000): 3.820486 sq. miles (9.895014 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.820486 sq. miles (9.895014 sq. km) FIPS code: 10240 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.534828 N, 82.837422 W ZIP Codes (1990): 28716 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, NC Canton