Candor is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.

Candor is the home of the North Carolina Peach Festival, which is held every year on the third Saturday of July.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 813 people, 335 households, and 266 families residing in the town.

26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.