Where we work: the Charlotte region by road and county

The corridor map

One region, two states

The Charlotte metropolitan area had 2,595,027 people at the 2020 Census and spans eight North Carolina counties and three South Carolina counties (source). The region is served by two major railroads and four major interstates (source), and three East Coast ports are within 250 miles. A gaylord does not know where the state line is. A plant in Fort Mill and a plant in Mount Holly ship to the same docks.

The roads

• I-85 runs from Kings Mountain and Gastonia through Charlotte to Concord, Kannapolis and Salisbury.
• I-77 runs from Chester and Rock Hill north through Charlotte to Mooresville and Statesville.
• I-40 crosses the north of the region from Hickory and Conover to Statesville, where it meets I-77.
• US 74 runs from Shelby through Gastonia and Charlotte to Monroe.

By state

North Carolina is the larger side, with Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cabarrus, Rowan, Iredell, Union, Lincoln, Catawba, Cleveland and Stanly counties. South Carolina has York, Lancaster and Chester counties, and Rock Hill and Fort Mill are part of our home ground, not an extra zone.

What each place page has

Each county page lists the industries that run gaylords there, the roads, the ZIPs and the cities with their own pages. Each city page names what arrives at its docks, which box fits, and its ZIPs. Neither page promises coverage terms: send your ZIP and we answer for your dock.

Near you

If you searched for boxes near you, start with the map or the lists below. Charlotte and Gastonia are the two largest pages.

Ask from any place

The request works the same everywhere in the region. The ZIP is what places it.

Reading the map and the table

The map above shows the corridors and the twenty-four cities with pages of their own. The table below it lists the thirteen counties with the roads that serve them, and the number of city pages in each. Every request needs the ZIP, so that the stack can be placed on the map, and a description of the boxes.

How the counties relate

The counties form three rough groups. The Charlotte core is Mecklenburg, with Gaston to the west and Cabarrus and Union to the east and southeast. The northern tier is Iredell, where I-77 and I-40 cross at Statesville, Catawba on I-40 and US 321, Rowan on I-85, and Lincoln on US 321 between Gaston and Catawba. The southern tier crosses the state line into York, Lancaster and Chester in South Carolina, with Cleveland and Stanly on the western and eastern flanks. A stack on the edge of one group can often be matched in the next.

The counties side by side

The numbers behind the map

• The Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia metropolitan area had 2,595,027 people at the 2020 Census and spans Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan and Union counties in North Carolina and Chester, Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Charlotte's metro area is described as the largest manufacturing region in the Carolinas. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Norfolk Southern built a $92 million intermodal terminal on 200 acres between two runways at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, designed for 200,000 lifts a year and replacing a 40-acre downtown facility. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Charlotte is a hub on Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor intermodal network, which runs from New Jersey to Memphis and New Orleans. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• About 89,000 people work in logistics and distribution in the Charlotte region, including 35,000 in truck driving occupations and 27,000 in warehousing. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Three East Coast ports (Wilmington, Charleston and Savannah) are within 250 miles of Charlotte, which also has an inland port. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• The Charlotte region is served by two major railroads, CSX and Norfolk Southern, and four major interstates. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance gives the 15-county region's labor force as 1,536,696. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• York County, SC has a labor force of 154,138, with logistics and transportation at 7.7% of employment and production at 6.8%. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Forty percent of the world's fiber-optic cable is made in the Hickory area. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• American & Efird, the world's second-largest thread maker, has six plants and its corporate offices in Mount Holly and employs more than 980 people. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• In 2015 ATI announced a $69.8 million manufacturing facility next to its Monroe site, adding 70 jobs; the state called ATI one of Union County's largest employers. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Statesville sits where Interstate 40 and Interstate 77 intersect. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Mooresville is home to more than 60 NASCAR teams and racing-related businesses. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Rowan County's industry clusters include automotive, food and beverage processing and distribution, plastics and furniture. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.
• Chester County, SC's industry clusters include plastics, upstream metal manufacturing, upstream chemical products and wood products. Source, retrieved November 11, 2026.

Questions from the dock

Do you work in both North and South Carolina?

The pages cover both sides of the line. Send your ZIP and we say how a request from your dock would run.

Where are you located?

We serve the Charlotte region and do not list a street address. All contact goes through the request form and info@charlottegaylordco.com.

Which cities have their own pages?

Twenty-four, from Hickory and Statesville to Monroe, Rock Hill and Chester. The lists on this page link all of them.