Gaston County is located in the south central "Piedmont" section of North Carolina, immediately adjacent to the western side of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

• It is bound on the south by York County, SC, on the north by Lincoln County, NC, and on the west by Cleveland County, NC. Gaston is midway between the Florida Keys and New England, and just 200 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, making it a strategic center for serving the entire Eastern United States.
  
• The County includes approximately 364 square miles of diverse topography, mostly gently rolling hills. Higher elevations include Kings Mountain Pinnacle at 1,705 feet above sea level, as well as Spencer Mountain and Crowders Mountain. Average elevation in the County is 825 feet.
  
• Gaston's climate has an average temperature of 60 degrees year-round, 78 in summer and 43 in winter.
  
• Average annual precipitation is 44 inches, and average relative humidity is 54 percent.
  
• The Catawba River and its South Fork tributary provide major natural drainage as well as abundant boating and fishing opportunities.
  
• Gaston's 2005 population was 193,162, eighth largest in the state, which has 100 counties.

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