Gold Hill is a community in Rowan County, North Carolina, home to about 914 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28071.
Homes sold for a median of $239 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gold Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)41 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA419 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gold Hill; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 478th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Rowan County grew from 31,066 residents in 1900 to 146,875 in 2020.
Rowan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 43.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salisbury, NC weather station (12 miles away).
49,366 jobs at 2,908 businesses in Rowan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gold Hill.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 6 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan ElementaryGold Hill | Pre-K–5 | 275 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwharrie Learning CenterGold Hill | 8–12 | 32 | Nonsectarian | 3.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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