Elkin, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 4109 Housing Units (2000): 1854 Land area (2000): 6.267154 sq. miles (16.231854 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.072674 sq. miles (0.188225 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.339828 sq. miles (16.420079 sq. km) FIPS code: 20620 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 36.257709 N, 80.851296 W ZIP Codes (1990): 28621 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Elkin, NC Elkin