Welcome to Fallston ...

The town of Fallston is located in Cleveland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fallston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fallston has a population of 602 people<3> (see below for details).

Fallston is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fallston: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Fallston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fallston, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fallston had an population of 602 people. This is a decrease of 0.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fallston had a population of 607 people. This makes Fallston the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 607 people, the population of Fallston has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 603 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fallston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fallston - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fallston ...

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

• Shelby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Lincolnton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 southeast)
  • 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>
• Cherryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <6>
• Bessemer City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <6>
• Dallas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Boiling Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <6>
• Maiden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <6>
• Ellenboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <6>
• High Shoals
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
  • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people

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 Fallston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fallston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fallston ...

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

Adding Fallston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fallston post office opened in 1886.

We also found Fallston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fallston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

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