| City: | Gastonia, North Carolina |
| County: | Gaston County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:42:56 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2616, -81.1875 |
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The facility focuses on a single street corridor along W Main Ave. While classified as a PO Box ZIP, it doesn't indicate the community lacks street delivery. Gastonia residents in this area get home delivery through 28052 but may choose PO boxes for business mail or convenience. The boxes serve a compact downtown district rather than a spread-out rural area.
The street records concentrate on Main Avenue, indicating a linear downtown corridor rather than a dispersed community. The small number of streets suggests this facility serves a focused commercial district.
ZIP Code 28053 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 21 business establishments, employing about 307 people with an annual payroll of $14,297,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,730Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 21Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,505,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $14,297,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 307Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28053 is located in Gaston County, North Carolina, within the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16740) and North Carolina's 14th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,712,818 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28053. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 16740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,712,818Source: Census |
| MSA: | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 14Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 0 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3725580Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Gastonia city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28053 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.