ZIP code · Gastonia · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28056 — Gastonia
ZIP code 28056 serves Gastonia, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28056Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Gastonia
- County
- Gaston FIPS 37071
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2172, -81.1252 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 35,963 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 745 / sq mi
- Land area
- 48.3 sq mi (125 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $90,422
- Per-capita income
- $41,931
- Median age
- 41.9
- Households
- 13,618
- Housing units
- 14,415
- Median home value
- $283,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,097 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-14 (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)
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Map of ZIP code 28056
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 33°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 53 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 33 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GASTONIA MUNI AP (2.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28056
- 8 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 16 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 22 places of worship
- 3 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 1 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page