Ruth, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 329 Housing Units (2000): 155 Land area (2000): 0.438794 sq. miles (1.136471 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.438794 sq. miles (1.136471 sq. km) FIPS code: 58420 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.383224 N, 81.943365 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ruth, NC Ruth