| City: | Gastonia, North Carolina |
| County: | Gaston County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:56:49 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2616, -81.1875 |
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ZIP code 28055 serves a commercial PO Box facility in Gastonia, North Carolina. Unlike most ZIP codes with defined territory, this one exists only as a point location within the larger 28054 ZIP code. There's no residential population here because it isn't a neighborhood. It's a mail service point.
The post office maintains 269 PO Boxes alongside 227 business delivery points. That business-heavy mix tells the story: this ZIP serves commercial customers who need a Gastonia mailing address. All 68 street delivery records point to a single location on S New Hope Road, with unit numbers distinguishing individual mailboxes.
Gastonia sits in Gaston County, part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. Residents and businesses in this part of North Carolina have multiple mail options. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so street delivery exists through neighboring ZIP codes. The 28055 ZIP simply provides an alternative for those who prefer or need a PO Box address.
Single street address with unit numbers indicates a commercial mailbox center.
ZIP Code 28055 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 14 people with an annual payroll of $570,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,514Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $146,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $570,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 14Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28055 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 1,758,038 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28055. 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: | 1,758,038Source: 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 28055 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 February 1, 2026.