Local servicesHospitalCarolinas Medical Center - Lincoln5.9 miPost officeHigh Shoals Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHigh Shoals Town Hallunder a milePoliceLincolnton Police Department5.5 miFire stationNorth Gaston Volunteer Fire and Rescueunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT20 miInterstateI-858.2 miUS highwayUS 321 Busunder a mileAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS9.6 miCoachLincolntonSunway Charters5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28077 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28077 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:10 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:29 am – 5:15 pm
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People258 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.4101 householdsMedian household income $31,366Median home value $312,500Median rent $845 a month18% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,125 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Russian or other Slavic 11%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F50 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month August6 in of snow a year, on about 2 days35 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lincolnton 4 W station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Shoals Lakelake · under a mileCarpenters Lakelake · 1.1 miReese Mountainpeak · 5.3 miGaston Collegecollege · 6.5 miSpencer Mountainpeak · 8.9 miLagoon Dreservoir · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Lincolnton - Betty Ross Parkrecreation area · 5.0 miCity of Lincolnton - Highland Drive Parkrecreation area · 5.5 miCrowders Mountain State Parkstate park · 13.6 mi · 5,210 acresKings Mountain State Parkstate park · 19.1 mi · 115 acresWilderness Gateway State Trailstate park · 19.5 mi · 485 acresLake Norman State Parkstate park · 22.3 mi · 1,946 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199826 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Dec 201449 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 quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 347 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Catawba County, NC, 18 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of High Shoalsserves 729 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation799 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
