Zip lookup · NC

27816
Castalia, North Carolina.

Castalia, Franklin County, NC · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro · population 3,019

What it costs per month · 27816 $1,148/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$665 (+138%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $5,950 +3%
$212,793$218,743 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $47,433 +28%
$171,310$218,743 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 27816 $1,148 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 27816$1,148
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 27816 rose 2.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Franklin County, NC 52% · Nash County, NC 48%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Castalia, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $218,743 as of Sep 2026
+2.8%year on year

Typical home value — 27816

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 27816 $218,743 Raleigh $428,267 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 27816$218,743
  • Raleigh$428,267
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.4 27856 Nashville 17,081 $1,448 $254,303
9.5 27549 Louisburg 25,543 $1,222 $304,052
11.7 27882 Spring Hope 8,358 — $253,476
11.8 27844 Hollister 3,334 — $90,796
14.3 27508 Bunn 2,362 — $246,651
15.0 27804 Rocky Mount 30,713 $1,437 $226,844
16.0 27589 Warrenton 6,739 — $141,109
18.5 27891 Whitakers 4,865 — $168,573
19.0 27803 Rocky Mount 20,055 $1,249 $204,001
19.5 27809 Battleboro 3,930 — $214,170

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.