Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:10 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:29 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F43 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days51 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gastonia Muni Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Gastonia
Nearby landmarksGullers Lakelake · 1.8 miOakland Lakelake · 2.2 miCrowders Mountainpeak · 2.6 miGamble Hillpeak · 3.2 miStorage Area Number Tworeservoir · 3.8 miGaston Collegecollege · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrowders Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 5,210 acresGaston County Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 1,513 acresErwin Centerpark · 3.8 miKings Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 115 acresKings Mountain National Military Parkhistoric site · 9.5 mi · 4,111 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199834 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199834 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGaston County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 361 days measured85 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: York County, SC, 18 mi away
Drinking waterTwo Rivers Utilitiesserves 96,714 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation763 ft233 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCaroMont Regional Medical Center6.0 miPost officeGastonia Post Office3.6 miTown hallGastonia City Hall3.6 miPoliceGaston County Police Department3.4 miFire stationGastonia City Fire Department Station 81.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleSouthwest Middle School1.4 miHighHunter Huss High School1.7 miElementaryChapel Grove Elementary School1.7 miCollegeGaston College6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT16 miInterstateI-853.1 miUS highwayUS 3211.8 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS4.8 miCoachGastoniaSunway Charters3.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28053 ZIP area.
