Polkton is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States.

The Billy Horne Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2), all land.

[6] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,250 people, 550 households, and 363 families residing in the town.

The main campus of South Piedmont Community College is on US Highway 74 at the edge of Polkton.