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Back to All US cities. City: Gastonia, NC Gaston County, NC Zip code population (2000): 27,584 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 28,930 Homes for Sale in Gastonia. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Zip code 28056 Apartments for Rent Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28056 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 10,752 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,018 % of renters here:   20% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28056: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 44.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 648 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.2% ($950) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Gastonia: $1,544 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Gastonia: $1,264 (1.3%) Profiles of local businesses: Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Coldwell Banker United HouseMaster Home Inspections RepairMasters A- ! Perfect Cleaning Mommy Maid Cleaning Service, Inc. List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 13,562   (49.2%) Females: 14,022   (50.8%) Recent posts about zip code 28056 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Local Town Halls on Health Care w/Sue Myrick  (72 replies) locally owned, popular restaurant ideas...  (42 replies) Oil Change: How Much Do You Pay?  (39 replies) Gastonia  (21 replies) Moving To Charlotte, 2009  (18 replies) Someone approached dh about Gastonia  (12 replies) Urban population: 23,261 Rural population: 4,323 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $145,495 28056:   $145,495 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 20 registered sex offenders living in 28056 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   36.4 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.7 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28056, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $51,773 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $51,773 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $46,666 (reported on 89.1% of returns) Here:   $46,666 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.2% for AGIs below $10k, 79.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,438 (reported on 40.8% of returns) This zip code:   $1,438 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $3,360 (reported on 24.3% of returns) Here:   $3,360 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$10,085 (reported on 17.4% of returns) Here:   +$10,085 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$10,254 (reported on 14.5% of returns) Here:   +$10,254 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,410 (reported on 1.9% of returns) 28056:   $3,410 North Carolina:   $2,967 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $12,145 (reported on 0.6% of returns) Here:   $12,145 North Carolina:   $14,754 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $20,059 (1% of AGI, reported on 45.5% of returns) Here:   $20,059 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $10k, 11.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $4,629 (5.1% of AGI, reported on 41.0% of returns) Here:   $4,629 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   5.1% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $7,621 (reported on 75.6% of returns) 28056:   $7,621 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,669 (reported on 14.2% of returns) Here:   $1,669 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.2% Here:   65% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 59.3% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$52,472
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28054, 28098, 28032, 28101, 28052, 28012.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	78.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28056 with a mortgage: 5,252 (686 second mortgage, 1,100 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,549

This zip code:	6.2%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	2.7%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28056: Less than $10,000: 158 $10,000 to $14,999: 74 $15,000 to $19,999: 57 $20,000 to $24,999: 67 $25,000 to $29,999: 78 $30,000 to $34,999: 91 $35,000 to $39,999: 84 $40,000 to $49,999: 100 $50,000 to $59,999: 123 $60,000 to $69,999: 142 $70,000 to $79,999: 292 $80,000 to $89,999: 275 $90,000 to $99,999: 284 $100,000 to $124,999: 1,062 $125,000 to $149,999: 1,296 $150,000 to $174,999: 845 $175,000 to $199,999: 492 $200,000 to $249,999: 803 $250,000 to $299,999: 632 $300,000 to $399,999: 703 $400,000 to $499,999: 191 $500,000 to $749,999: 152 $750,000 to $999,999: 44 $1,000,000 or more: 16

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28056: $100 to $149: 30 $200 to $249: 75 $250 to $299: 38 $300 to $349: 148 $350 to $399: 139 $400 to $449: 246 $450 to $499: 237 $500 to $549: 420 $550 to $599: 239 $600 to $649: 210 $650 to $699: 118 $700 to $749: 123 $750 to $799: 31 $800 to $899: 115 $1,000 to $1,249: 22 No cash rent: 188

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $129,158.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,760
• Black or African American householders: $125,109
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $169,511
• Asian householders: $273,816
• Two or more races householders: $151,778
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $132,649

28056:	$145,495
North Carolina:	$145,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,169
• One, attached: 95
• Two: 80
• 3 or 4: 101
• 5 to 9: 269
• 10 to 19: 210
• 20 to 49: 198
• 50 or more: 46
• Mobile homes: 1,511

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,405 (85%) Carpooled: 1,589 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 144 (1%) Other means: 76 (1%) Worked at home: 315 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 324 5 to 9 minutes: 973 10 to 14 minutes: 2135 15 to 19 minutes: 2671 20 to 24 minutes: 2431 25 to 29 minutes: 840 30 to 34 minutes: 2010 35 to 39 minutes: 596 40 to 44 minutes: 570 45 to 59 minutes: 1148 60 to 89 minutes: 367 90 or more minutes: 189

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.6%

Household type by relationship
Households: 27,820

• In family households: 25,283 (6,733 male householders, 1,441 female householders)

  7,010 spouses, 8,519 children (7,487 natural, 248 adopted, 784 stepchildren), 547 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 336 other relatives, 328 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,537 (1,014 male householders (742 living alone)), 1,061 female householders (966 living alone)), 462 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 97 (91 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,259 2-persons, 2,161 3-persons, 1,771 4-persons, 657 5-persons, 279 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,708 1-person, 282 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 18 5-persons.

5,570 married couples with children.
1,010 single-parent households (292 men, 718 women).

94.5% of residents of 28056 zip code speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 14% well, 31% not well, 10% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 16% well, 2% not well, 2% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 8% well, 14% not well, 7% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% very well, 7% well).

Foreign born population: 827 (3.0%)
(22.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 4701

Other groups: 3804

German: 2256

Irish: 1711

English: 1599

Scotch-Irish: 1104

Scottish: 585

Italian: 463

Dutch: 326

French (except Basque): 299

European: 285

Polish: 178

Subsaharan African:: 154

African: 138

Welsh: 112

British: 75

Greek: 75

Norwegian: 65

French Canadian: 48

Canadian: 46

Hungarian: 37

Slovak: 35

Northern European: 34

Arab:: 30

Lithuanian: 28

Ukrainian: 26

Czech: 25

Swedish: 24

Swiss: 20

Pennsylvania German: 17

Jordanian: 14

Danish: 14

Czechoslovakian: 12

Iranian: 11

Nigerian: 9

Lebanese: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

South African: 7

Eastern European: 6

Finnish: 6

Romanian: 6

Russian: 6

Slavic: 6

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ADAMS, LARRY D. - RESIDENCE (4809 JAMEE DRIVE in GASTONIA, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X8CKD73, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• CHAMBERS CONTAINER CO-GASTON (145 BLUE DEVIL DR in GASTONIA, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00NX7D64FBEN0E8719, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CORRUGATED AND SOLID FIBER BOXES
  

• DUNHART CREEK PUMP STATION (1704 LOWELL-BETHESDA ROAD in GASTONIA, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: CITY OF GASTONIA - DUHART CREEK PUMP ST

Median worth of mobile homes: $0

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19569
• Northeast: 1566
• Midwest: 1267
• South: 4187
• West: 362

60% of the 28056 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 33,472. Population change in the 1990s: -5,888 (-17.6%).

Here:	13.5%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	5.2%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	20.7%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• PROCESS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIO (105 in GASTONIA, NC; small business): $415,121 in 4 contracts from 2000 to 2005

  $281,037 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2000-12-28.
  $108,671 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2003-02-13. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
  $25,913 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2003-02-18. Completion date: 2003-03-26.
  $-500 with Army for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2005-11-22. Completion date: 2003-03-26.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 6, 1-4: 4)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 11)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (100-249: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1)

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