Summary for Craig Heights

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Located in: Gaston County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Craig Hts.

Time Zone: Craig Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (704), (980)<1>

Elevation: 780 feet [237.74 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Craig Heights:

Lat: 35.366800° (or 35°22'0" N)

Lon: -81.092900° (or -81°5'34" W)

USGS Topo Map: Mount Holly<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Craig Heights

GNIS ID: 1001615

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Craig Heights)

The community of Gastonia is the County Seat for Gaston County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Gaston)

Population

Total Area:<6> 364.1 sq. miles [943 km²] - of which 2.22% is water (8.07 sq. miles [20.9 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 88,686

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gaston

GNIS ID: 1008554

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 071

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Craig Heights)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of North Carolina

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Craig Heights)

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

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

<1>	Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craig Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Craig Heights, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Craig Heights.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Craig Heights. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).