Denton, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 1450 Housing Units (2000): 651 Land area (2000): 1.765072 sq. miles (4.571515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007359 sq. miles (0.019059 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.772431 sq. miles (4.590574 sq. km) FIPS code: 16980 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.632752 N, 80.111603 W ZIP Codes (1990): 27239 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Denton, NC Denton