Welcome to Stanley ...

The town of Stanley is located in Gaston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanley has a population of 3,755 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanley is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stanley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Stanley: (704) and (980)<4>

The ZIP code for Stanley: 28164<5>

Websites for Stanley ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanley had an population of 3,755 people. This is an increase of 5.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanley had a population of 3,556 people. This makes Stanley the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Stanley represents 0.04% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 176th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,556 people, the population of Stanley increased 16.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,053 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stanley.

Communities Also Named Stanley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Stanley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanley.

Communities near Stanley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stanley.

• Charlotte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Gastonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <6>
• Huntersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Cornelius
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Mount Holly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Davidson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>
• Belmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <6>
• Lincolnton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <6>
• Kings Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <6>
• Clover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stanley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stanley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley. See our Newspapers Page for Stanley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanley ...

Looking for more information about Stanley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stanley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stanley.

Adding Stanley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stanley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Stanley post office opened in 1894.

We also found Stanley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/