Northwest, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina Population (2000): 671 Housing Units (2000): 293 Land area (2000): 6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km) FIPS code: 47860 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 34.309517 N, 78.152817 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Northwest, NC Northwest