High Shoals, North Carolina

High Shoals, North Carolina
Location of HighShoals, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°23′45″N 81°12′17″W / 35.39583°N 81.20472°W / 35.39583; -81.20472
Country United States
State North Carolina
CountyGaston
IncorporatedNovember 6, 1973
Government
  MayorP.J. Rathbone
Area
  Total
2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2)
  Land2.60 sq mi (6.74 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
595
  Density228.67/sq mi (88.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28077
Area code704
FIPS code37-31440
GNIS feature ID2405829

High Shoals is a city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, named for the high rocky shoal across the Catawba River. The population was 700 at the 2010 census.