Welcome to Gaston ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gaston has a population of 1,709 people<2> (see below for details).

Gaston is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Gaston: (803)

The ZIP code for Gaston: 29053<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gaston had an population of 1,709 people. This is an increase of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gaston had a population of 1,645 people. This makes Gaston the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Gaston represents 0.04% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,645 people, the population of Gaston increased 26.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,304 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gaston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Gaston - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Oregon and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Gaston ...

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

• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• West Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Cayce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <5>
• Irmo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
• Forest Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Springdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Swansea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaston ...

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

Adding Gaston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gaston post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/