Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 28056 (Gastonia, NC)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 28056 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 28056 (Gastonia, NC) is worth about $347,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 28056 are 9% below the typical value in the Charlotte metro area ($381,000) and 5% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 28056 fell 0.1%, compared with −0.8% in the Charlotte metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,111 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 22% above the Charlotte metro area ($1,735) and 9% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.2% over the past year.
The median household income is $90,427, against $83,304 in the Charlotte metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 36,200 people live in 28056 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
28056 has the 47th-highest typical home value of the 106 ZIP codes in the Charlotte metro area and the 228th-highest of 719 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: Gastonia, NC · Gaston County, NC · Charlotte metro area · North Carolina
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.