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Gastonia ZIP codes, North Carolina

Gastonia, NC has 5 ZIP codes (28054, 28056, 28052, 28053 and 28055) and area codes 704 and 980. The largest is 28054.

USPS city name
5 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
82,884
Area codes
704, 980

Mail addressed to Gastonia uses the ZIP codes above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Gastonia in numbers

About 82,884 people live in Gastonia, in 32,378 households, the 13th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $64,059 a year, 12% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $277,600 (4% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,204 a month. The median age is 36.5; 26.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population82,884Gastonia82,884
Households32,378Gastonia32,378
Median age36.5Gastonia36.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,059Gastonia$64,059North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$277,600Gastonia$277,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,204Gastonia$1,204North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%Gastonia26.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.8 minGastonia26.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,542 / sq miGastonia1,542 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Gastonia

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Gastonia
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28054 Gastonia , NC Standard 41,707 $61,035 $245,100
28056 Gastonia , NC Standard 36,200 $90,427 $315,000
28052 Gastonia , NC Standard 36,272 $49,643 $187,500
28053 Gastonia , NC No street area — — —
28055 Gastonia , NC No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Gastonia

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

ZIP codes overlapping Gastonia
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28016 Bessemer City , NC Standard 13,109 $57,147 $222,700
28034 Dallas , NC Standard 18,979 $62,083 $257,200
28086 Kings Mountain , NC Standard 29,460 $62,414 $207,300
28098 Lowell , NC Standard 3,851 $53,000 $201,500

Map of Gastonia ZIP codes

2805428056280522805328055

The ZIP codes of Gastonia, 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 Gastonia

The nearest larger towns are Charlotte (903,844 people, 20 mi), Concord (108,719 people, 33 mi) and Winston-Salem (252,037 people, 79 mi).

Towns near Gastonia
TownPopulationDistance
Ranlo 4,617 4.3 mi
Dallas 6,104 4.8 mi
Lowell 3,768 5.0 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 6.0 mi
Cramerton 5,450 6.5 mi
Belmont 15,546 8.4 mi
Stanley 4,069 9.1 mi
Kings Mountain 12,039 9.3 mi
Clover, SC 7,234 9.7 mi
Mount Holly 18,208 11.1 mi
Lake Wylie, SC 16,006 12.2 mi
Cherryville 6,226 14.3 mi
Lowesville 3,874 15.9 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 16.0 mi

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

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