Contact Us

911 Communications
615 N. Highland St, Gastonia, NC
Telephone: 704-866-3300
Fax: 704-862-6267

Communications Center
Non-Emergency: 704-866-3300
Dispatch Fax: 704-862-6267
Admin Fax: 704-853-2837

ACCESS
816 W. Mauney St . 
Gastonia, NC 28052 
Telephone: 704-866-3220

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday, 4 a.m. - 6 p.m. 
*Salisbury VA is Tuesday, Thursday only

ADA Coordinator
PO Box 1578 
Gastonia, NC 28053
Telephone: 704-862-5664

Animal Care and Enforcement
Telephone:
704-922-8677 or 704-922-8678 (8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday)

Emergency Calls other hours:
704-866-3300

Mailing Address: PO Box 479, Dallas, NC 28034

Adoptions & Other Business Hours
Monday - Wednesday 11:00am-6:00pm
Thursday - Friday 11:00am-5:00pm
First Saturday of Month 10:00am-2:00pm
Closed other Saturdays and Sundays

Animal Care and Enforcement Task Force Advisory Board
Administrator of Animal Care and Enforcement 704-922-8677

Attorney
Location: Administrative Building, 128 W. Main Avenue, Gastonia

Board of Adjustment
Telephone: 704-866-3075
BoardOfAdjustment@gastongov.com

Budget
Telephone: 704-866-3053

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053-1578 
Location: 128 West Main Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28053-1578 
Telephone: 704-866-3038 Fax: 704-866-3139
Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday

Building Inspections
128 W Main Ave. 
Gastonia, NC

Telephone: 704-866-3960, 704-866-3045, or 704-866-3155

CaroMont Health/Gaston Health Care

Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053 -1578 
Location: Administration Bldg., 128 West Main Ave., Gastonia

Telephone: 704-866-3196

 Cooperative Extension Service

County Commission

Crime Stoppers
Tip Line 704-861-8000

Economic Development Commission

Elections
Location: 410 W. Franklin Blvd., Suite 50, Gastonia, NC 28052
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1396, Gastonia, NC 28053-1396 
Telephone: 704-852-6005 Fax: 704-852-6011
Email: gaston.boe@ncsbe.gov

Hours of Operation 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday-Friday

Adam Ragan, Director of Elections

Emergency Management
Emergency Management Information Line 704-866-3004
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578, Gastonia, NC 28053 -1578 
Location: 615 North Highland St., Gastonia
Telephone: 704-866-3350 M-F 8AM-5PM or 704-866-3300 after hours 

Family Advisory Board

Finance
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053-1578 
Location: 128 West Main Ave., Gastonia 28053-1578 
Telephone: 704-866-3111 
Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday 

Forest Resources

Gaston College

Gaston County Courts

Gaston County Museum

Gaston County Public Library

Gaston County Schools

Gaston Tourism

GEMS - Gaston Emergency Medical Services
Mailing Address:
615 North Highland Street
PO Box 1475
Gastonia, NC 28053-1475

Telephone: 704-866-3212
Fax: 704-866-3203

Email: GEMS_CustomerCare@gastongov.com

Guardian Ad Litem

Health and Human Services
Public Health Division
991 West Hudson Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28052 

Hudson Location
704-853-5000
704-853-5079 (Español)
Hours
Monday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (General Clinic/Immunizations 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Tuesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (General Clinic/Immunizations 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Highland Health Center
609 N. Highland St. 
Gastonia, NC 28052
Hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
704-833-1550

Summit Midwifery & High-Risk Obstetrics  
890 Summit Crossing Place
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-853-5464
Hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Social Services Division
330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way
(Previously, 330 N. Marietta St.)  
Gastonia, NC  28052 
Hours Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Downtown Gastonia Location
704-862-7500

DSS Customer Care Line
(For Social Services Concerns or Complaints)
704-862-6770

Historic Preservation Commission

Human Resources
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
Location: 128 W. Main Ave., Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
Telephone: 704-866-3005
Fax:  704-862-5727

Information Technology
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
Location: 128 West Main Ave., Gastonia 28053

Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC)
Meeting Location:
420 West Franklin Blvd [Community Room]
Gastonia, NC 28054 
Second Tuesday of each month @ 12:30 p.m.

To Contact Us:
420 West Franklin Blvd.
Post Office Box 1578
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052

Gail Sparks
JCPC Clerk

Telephone: 704-866-3321
Fax: 704-862-6322

Manager's Office
Dr. Kim S. Eagle, County Manager
Location: Administrative Building, 128 W. Main Avenue, Gastonia, 28053
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 1578, Gastonia, NC 28053-1578

Telephone: 704-866-3101
Fax:  704-866-3147 

Natural Resources
1303 Cherryville Highway
Dallas, NC 28034
Site Location: Citizens Resource Center

Telephone: 704-922-4181
Fax: 704-922-2158

Parks & Recreation
Mailing Address: PO Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053 -1578

Physical Address:
1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy
Dallas, NC 28034

Telephone:  704-922-2160
E-mail:  parksandrec@gastongov.com

Hours: 8am to 5pm Monday-Friday

Partners Behavioral Health Management

Planning

Planning General Information Line 704-866-3195
Public Hearings 704-866-3042

Physical Address:  
Gaston County Administrative Building
128 West Main Avenue
1st Floor Land Use Services
2nd Floor Planning and GIS Services
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052

Mailing Address:
Gaston County 
Planning and Development Services
Post Office Box 1578
Gastonia, North Carolina 28053-1578

Planning Board

Police
Communications
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 704-866-3300

Animal Care and Enforcement
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 704-922-8677

Police
Emergency: 911
Headquarters: 704-866-3320

Gaston County Police Department
420 West Franklin Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
Fax: 704-862-6322
Email Inquires records@gcps.org

Public Information
Mailing Address: PO Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053 -1578
Telephone: 704-866-3000

Government Access Channel
cable@gastongov.com 
Telephone: 704-869-7337

Public Works
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578, Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
Telephone: 704-862-7504

Register of Deeds
Location:
Gaston County Courthouse, 1st Floor 
325 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way
(formerly 325 N. Marietta Street) 
Gastonia, NC 28052

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1578, Gastonia, NC 28053-1578

Telephone: 
Administration 704-862-7680
Cancellations 704-869-7305
Deed Room 704-862-7684
Vital Records 704-862-7687
Recordings 704-862-7681
Notaries 704-862-7682

Senior Center
1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway 
Dallas, NC 28034 
Telephone: 704-922-2170

Hours of Operation
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesdays 8:00am - 5:00pm
Fridays 8:00am - 12:00pm

The Shelter of Gaston County, A Battered Women’s Residence & Resource Center
330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Gastonia, NC 28052
8:00am-5:00pm

24-Hour Domestic Violence Crisis Line 704-852-6000
Shelter Coordinator 704-810-6492
Social Worker - 704-810-6418
Shelter Outreach Specialist 704-852-6047
Case Manager 704-810-6495
Fax: 704-852-6004

Sheriff
425 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, 28053
Telephone: 704-869-6800

Soil & Water Conservation District

Solid Waste
Telephone: 704-922-0267
solidwaste@gastongov.com

Tax Office
Mailing Address: PO Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053 -1578
Location: 128 W. Main Ave., Gastonia
Telephone: Collections 704-866-3158; Assessors 704-866-3145; Fax 704-862-6262

Veterans Services
965 Roberts Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
Telephone: 704-866-3606
Fax: 704-852-6048

Email: VeteranServices@gastongov.com 

Office Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday thru Friday

"Drop-in" Hours: 8:30am-11:30am
Appointment Hours: 12:30pm-4:30pm