Gaston North Carolina Map

About Gaston, North Carolina

Gaston is a locality in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 912. The population density is 197.3 people per km². Gaston is located at 36.5004°N, 77.6450°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27832.

Gaston rests in a broad, fertile plain where the land begins its gentle descent towards the Roanoke River. It lies 39.7 miles north-north-east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 12°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north of Roanoke Rapids. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the rich, damp scent of cultivated earth and the distant, sweetish perfume of ripening tobacco, mingling with the fainter, almost metallic tang of the river itself. Fields of corn, their tasseled heads nodding like ancient sentinels, stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air, their emerald green a stark contrast to the pale, sun-bleached wood of scattered farmhouses and the occasional weathered barn. The sky above Gaston often unfurls in vast, sweeping canvases of blue, punctuated by slow-moving clouds that cast ephemeral shadows across the undulating terrain, a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed by the sun and rain. The history of Gaston is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a story told in the enduring presence of tobacco and cotton farming that has shaped its economy for generations. The very character of Gaston is etched by the rhythm of planting and harvest, a cycle that has sustained its people and fostered a quiet, resilient spirit. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring network of country roads, the small, sturdy churches, and the general store that serves as a de facto community hub all speak to a continuity of life. The nearby Roanoke River, a vital artery for commerce in earlier times, continues to influence the local ecology, its slow, dark waters reflecting the verdant banks and the passage of time, a constant, murmuring presence in the background of Gaston's unhurried existence.

About This Gaston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gaston, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.500428, -77.64498. 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 Gaston and Northampton County.

Detailed location data for Gaston includes the ZIP code (27832), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Northampton County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Northampton County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gaston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.