AlexisNC
The town was settled in 1894 and has 635 residents today.
Is Alexis a good place to live?
6.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Alexis, against 29% in North Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Alexis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
635 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Bank of America Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alexis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
22 mi Theme parkCarowinds
12 mi LakeLake Norman16 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum
38 mi LandmarkPeachoidPhoto credits
Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Moving to Alexis: who provides what
Alexis is unincorporated, so Gaston County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alexis.
About one in three of Alexis’ working residents commute to Charlotte
Just 1% of Alexis’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Alexis grew to 217 in 2023, 151 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Charlotte (32%), Gastonia (9%) and Huntersville (4%). The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Alexis | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Alexis has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Just over half of Alexis’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 16%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 77% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2024, has brought federal aid to Alexis households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Alexis is
Just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Alexis. The town does better than the North Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Two figures for adults here: 31% feel lonely, 12% worry about having enough food.
| Alexis | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Alexis | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 12.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Alexis’ typical home value is about $304K
For households in Alexis, the share who own their home is 77%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Alexis
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Alexis
About 9 of every 100 Alexis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Alexis for work
Where Alexis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Alexis
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Alexis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is located approximately three miles north of Stanley. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 589. Alexis was incorporated in 1899. Alexis was formerly named Alex's Cross Roads, for an individual named Alexander who owned land in the area. The community is in Gaston County, but official residents of the community (by zip code) live in both Gaston and Lincoln counties. The zip code for Alexis is 28006.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- ZIP code
- 28006
Questions about Alexis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alexis, NC a good place to live?
Alexis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.