Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all land.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,760 people, 788 households, and 465 families residing in the town.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,938 people, 759 households, and 503 families residing in the town.

30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.