Welcome to East Gastonia ...
East Gastonia is located in Gaston County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for East Gastonia: E. Gastonia
East Gastonia is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Gastonia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Gastonia: 704 & 980<3>
Websites for East Gastonia ...
Junior League: www.jlgaston.org/
Communities near East Gastonia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Gastonia.
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Mount Holly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tega Cay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 East Gastonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Gastonia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Gastonia. 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 East Gastonia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Gastonia. See our Newspapers Page for East Gastonia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Gastonia ...
Looking for more information about East Gastonia? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Gastonia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Gastonia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Gastonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the East Gastonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the East Gastonia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |