Welcome to Kingstown ...

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kingstown has a population of 677 people<3> (see below for details).

Kingstown is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Websites for Kingstown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kingstown had an population of 677 people. This is a decrease of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kingstown had a population of 681 people. This makes Kingstown the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 681 people, the population of Kingstown decreased 19.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 845 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kingstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kingstown - they are located in Maryland, New York, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kingstown ...

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

• Shelby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Gaffney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <6>
• Kings Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Forest City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <6>
• Cherryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Boiling Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Spindale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <6>
• Rutherfordton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <6>
• Blacksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <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 Kingstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingstown ...

Looking for more information about Kingstown? 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 Kingstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kingstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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