Fallston North Carolina Map
Fallston, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Fallston, Cleveland County.
Interactive Map of Fallston, North Carolina
| City | Fallston |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Cleveland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.42902 |
| Longitude | -81.501479 |
| Population | 616 |
| Density | 107.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Fallston, North Carolina
Fallston is a locality in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 616. The population density is 107.4 people per km². Fallston is located at 35.4290°N, 81.5015°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28042.
Fallston rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth seems to sigh with a gentle, verdant weariness. It lies 21.1 miles west-north-west of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 303°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of Shelby. The fields, often a patchwork of late-season greens and golds, stretch out towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and pine that cast long, languid shadows as the sun begins its descent. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that clings to the quiet afternoons. Small, weathered farmhouses, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, are scattered across the terrain, each with its own story etched into the wood and the surrounding, well-worn land. The roads, many of them still unpaved, wind through this gentle topography, following the contours of the land as if guided by an ancient, unspoken agreement. This corner of Cleveland County, North Carolina, has a history deeply rooted in agriculture, with tobacco and cotton once dominating the fertile bottomlands that give way to the higher ground where Fallston itself resides. The local economy, though diversified, still carries echoes of its agrarian past, with a steady presence of family farms continuing to work the soil. The nearby Jacob Fork River, though not a raging torrent, provides a constant, murmuring presence, its banks lined with trees that have witnessed generations of change. The pace of life in Fallston is unhurried, a deliberate counterpoint to the relentless rush of larger cities, fostering a quiet sense of community where neighbors still know each other’s names and the changing seasons are a shared spectacle.
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About This Fallston Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Fallston, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fallston and Cleveland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Fallston is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Fallston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
