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Gaston, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gaston, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,847. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GASTON-NC · Gaston, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,847 pop · #21009/25278 · Northampton County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,194
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21009/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pendleton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,847
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $113,600

Nearest income peer: Pendleton, NC (+ $1,139 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gaston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gaston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gaston, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,847
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,194
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,194 average) · poverty 26.0%. The primary code (27832) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gaston as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Mount Olive is the closest lower-income city and Bolton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gaston.

Population concentration

Gaston's single ZIP 27832 carries the town

Gaston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27832 is the entire residential footprint (2,847 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Gaston

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 804 employees , annual payroll $40,972k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27832 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Gaston, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Northampton County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gaston. See the Northampton County roll-up →

Gaston lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Northampton County: Woodland, Henrico and Pleasant Hill earn more and Garysburg, Jackson and Rich Square earn less. Henrico marks the far end of that range at $91,202, 75% above Gaston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27832 2,847 $52,194 37 36
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