Editing Candor, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Candor is in southeastern Montgomery County, with the town limits extending east into western Moore County. [[Special routes of U.S. Route 220#Candor–Seagrove alternate route|U.S. Route 220 Alternate]] passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Biscoe, North Carolina|Biscoe]] and south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Norman, North Carolina|Norman]]. [[North Carolina Highway 211]] has its western terminus in Candor and leads southeast {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst]]. The [[Interstate 73]]/[[Interstate 74]]/[[U.S. Route 220]] freeway passes just east of Candor, with access from Exit 44. The freeway leads north {{Convert|30|mi}} to [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]] and south {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Candor has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|1}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The west side of the town drains into tributaries of the [[Little River (Pee Dee River tributary)|Little River]], part of the [[Pee Dee River]] watershed. The northeast part of town drains toward Cabin Creek, part of the [[Deep River (North Carolina)|Deep River]] watershed leading to the [[Cape Fear River]], while the southeast part drains toward Drowning Creek, a headwaters stream of the [[Lumber River]] and part of the Pee Dee River watershed.