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Fallston ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Fallston, NC is 28042, and its area codes are 980 and 704.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
616
Area codes
980, 704

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fallston itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lawndale (3.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Fallston uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Fallston in numbers

About 616 people live in Fallston, in 268 households. The median household income is $56,250 a year, 22% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,600 (69% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $715 a month. The median age is 33.9; 24.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population616Fallston616
Households268Fallston268
Median age33.9Fallston33.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,250Fallston$56,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$88,600Fallston$88,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$715Fallston$715North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%Fallston24.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.9 minFallston25.9 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density285 / sq miFallston285 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Fallston town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Fallston

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Fallston
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28042 Fallston , NC Standard 299 $20,833 —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Fallston

These ZIP codes cover part of Fallston but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Fallston
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28090 Lawndale , NC Standard 7,268 $57,714 $169,700
28150 Shelby , NC Standard 28,142 $55,832 $211,400

Map of Fallston ZIP codes

28042

The ZIP codes of Fallston, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Fallston

The nearest larger towns are Lawndale (739 people, 3.5 mi), Belwood (893 people, 4.1 mi) and Cherryville (6,226 people, 7.6 mi).

Towns near Fallston
TownPopulationDistance
Cherryville 6,226 7.6 mi
Shelby 22,100 9.9 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 15.1 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 15.3 mi
Kings Mountain 12,039 15.9 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 15.9 mi
Maiden 3,788 18.9 mi
Mountain View 3,982 19.1 mi
Dallas 6,104 19.6 mi
Long View 5,011 21.3 mi
Gastonia 82,884 21.7 mi
Forest City 7,363 21.8 mi
Newton 13,333 22.1 mi
Valdese 4,704 22.9 mi

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