ZIP code · Gaston · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 27832 — Gaston

ZIP code 27832 serves Gaston, North Carolina.

Postal code
27832
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Gaston
County
Northampton FIPS 37131
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.5004, -77.6450 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
2,525 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
76 / sq mi
Land area
33.4 sq mi (86.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$47,096
Per-capita income
$36,355
Median age
53.4
Households
1,130
Housing units
1,268
Median home value
$87,500
Median gross rent
$706 / month
Congressional district
NC-1 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8a (10 to 15 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
252 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F505360707885898882716153
Avg low °F303237465765706862504034
Precip in3.72.94.33.63.45.05.45.25.53.63.33.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROANOKE RAPIDS (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 27832

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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