Drexel, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 1938 Housing Units (2000): 811 Land area (2000): 1.400375 sq. miles (3.626955 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.400375 sq. miles (3.626955 sq. km) FIPS code: 17860 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.757137 N, 81.606714 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Drexel, NC Drexel