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Gaston ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Gaston, NC is 27832, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
912
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Gaston itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Roanoke Rapids (7.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Gaston uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Gaston in numbers

About 912 people live in Gaston, in 394 households. The median household income is $42,105 a year, 42% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,200 (73% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $818 a month. The median age is 43.0; 13.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population912Gaston912
Households394Gaston394
Median age43.0Gaston43.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$42,105Gaston$42,105North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$77,200Gaston$77,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$818Gaston$818North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%Gaston13.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.6 minGaston18.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density539 / sq miGaston539 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Gaston

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Gaston
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27832 Gaston , NC Standard 2,783 $52,194 $113,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Gaston

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

ZIP codes overlapping Gaston
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27831 Garysburg , NC Standard 2,362 $36,136 $87,300

Map of Gaston ZIP codes

27832

The ZIP codes of Gaston, 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 Gaston

The nearest larger towns are Roanoke Rapids (14,856 people, 3.4 mi), South Rosemary (2,475 people, 4.7 mi) and Weldon (1,642 people, 5.3 mi).

Towns near Gaston
TownPopulationDistance
Roanoke Rapids 14,856 3.4 mi
Emporia, VA 5,547 15.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Northampton County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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