Welcome to Cramerton ...

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

The location of Cramerton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cramerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cramerton has a population of 4,461 people<3> (see below for details).

Cramerton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Cramerton: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Cramerton ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cramerton had an population of 4,461 people. This is an increase of 7.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cramerton had a population of 4,165 people. This makes Cramerton the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Cramerton represents 0.04% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 154th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,165 people, the population of Cramerton increased 39.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,976 people).

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

Communities near Cramerton ...

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

• Charlotte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Fort Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <6>
• Mount Holly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Tega Cay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
  • Tega Cay is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <6>
• Lincolnton
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Pineville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <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 Cramerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cramerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cramerton. 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 Cramerton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cramerton ...

Looking for more information about Cramerton? 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 Cramerton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cramerton.

Adding Cramerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cramerton 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 Cramerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cramerton post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cramerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cramerton. 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/