High Shoals is a city in Gaston County, North Carolina, home to about 534 people across 2.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28077, and parts of 28034 are in High Shoals too.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in High Shoals
Mostly Dallas; part is in High Shoals
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside High Shoals. 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)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA461 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of High Shoals; 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.
High Shoals had 595 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 576th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Gaston County grew from 27,903 residents in 1900 to 227,943 in 2020.
Gaston County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 44.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gastonia, NC weather station (6 miles away).
72,268 jobs at 4,594 businesses in Gaston County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dallas, Gastonia and Alexis.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.