Dobson, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 1457 Housing Units (2000): 594 Land area (2000): 1.790420 sq. miles (4.637166 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.790420 sq. miles (4.637166 sq. km) FIPS code: 17340 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 36.391698 N, 80.721126 W ZIP Codes (1990): 27017 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Dobson, NC Dobson