Iron Station, North Carolina is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County just outside Lincolnton. A primarily industrial town, Iron Station's population as of the 2000 census was 6,210 in 2,389 homes with a population density of 154.84/km².Iron Station also serves as a feeder community for the larger cities of Charlotte, Hickory, and Lincolnton.Iron Station has a Post Office. Its ZIP code is 28080.Ingleside, Magnolia Grove, and Tucker's Grove Camp Meeting Ground are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Iron Station was an iron mining town with train stations.Iron Station Elementary SchoolEast Lincoln Middle SchoolEast Lincoln High School in Denver