Which ZIP code in Gaston County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

28006 (Alexis), at 92.4% (±6.9%), among 14 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Gaston County, NC

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Gaston County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 28006 (Alexis, 92.4%), 28033 (Crouse, 90.2%) and 28164 (Stanley, 83.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Gaston County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Gaston County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28006	Alexis	92.4% ±6.9%	1,518	596	375
2	28033	Crouse	90.2% ±7.1%	3,481	1,403	1,076
3	28164	Stanley	83.5% ±3.8%	16,874	6,483	6,679
4	28056	Gastonia	78.6% ±2.6%	36,200	14,033	15,581
5	28098	Lowell	75.6% ±8.8%	3,851	1,768	1,753
6	28016	Bessemer City	75.3% ±5.4%	13,109	5,042	6,012
7	28120	Mount Holly	74.7% ±3.2%	25,805	10,241	10,992
8	28034	Dallas	74.6% ±4.0%	18,979	7,674	8,527
9	28021	Cherryville	74.1% ±5.0%	13,865	5,570	5,759
10	28032	Cramerton	73.5% ±9.8%	2,869	1,387	1,761
11	28086	Kings Mountain	72.4% ±3.4%	29,460	10,903	11,962
12	28012	Belmont	69.6% ±3.1%	26,556	11,141	13,904
13	28052	Gastonia	54.7% ±3.6%	36,272	13,379	15,338
14	28054	Gastonia	46.8% ±2.8%	41,707	17,379	18,252

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 14 of 16 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 24,283 households, on 39 carrier routes with 25,464 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Gaston County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 28006 (Alexis), at 92.4% (±6.9%), among 14 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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