Stony Point is a community in Iredell County, North Carolina, home to about 1,372 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28678.
Homes sold for a median of $188 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 Stony Point. 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)46 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA431 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stony Point; 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.
Stony Point had 1,146 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 403rd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Iredell County grew from 29,064 residents in 1900 to 186,693 in 2020.
Iredell County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 52.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Taylorsville, NC weather station (7 miles away).
80,234 jobs at 5,405 businesses in Iredell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stony Point.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Alexander County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Point ElementaryStony Point | Pre-K–5 | 237 | Public | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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