Map of Gastonia, United States

Gastonia is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 74,543. It lies at 35.2621°N, 81.1873°W, about 245 m above sea level. Gastonia is about 546 km (340 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Charlotte, 31 km to the east.

Gastonia at a glance

Where is Gastonia?

• The 13th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gastonia

• Charlotte — 31 km east
• Huntersville — 35 km northeast
• Rock Hill — 40 km south
• Mooresville — 50 km northeast
• Indian Trail — 51 km southeast
• Hickory — 54 km north
• Kannapolis — 57 km northeast
• Concord — 57 km east
• Monroe — 66 km southeast
• Spartanburg — 76 km southwest

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.