Macon -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 29811 Housing Units (2000): 20746 Land area (2000): 516.471385 sq. miles (1337.654690 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.997327 sq. miles (7.763042 sq. km) Total area (2000): 519.468712 sq. miles (1345.417732 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.154679 N, 83.366399 W Headwords: Macon Macon, NC Macon County Macon County, NC