Zip lookup · NC

27889
Washington, North Carolina.

Washington, Beaufort County, NC · Washington, NC metro · population 24,371

What it costs per month · 27889 $1,273/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$760 (+148%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,195 +1%
$239,417$242,611 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $64,806 +36%
$177,805$242,611 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 27889 $1,273 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 27889$1,273
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 27889 rose 1.3% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 3 counties: Beaufort County, NC 90% · Pitt County, NC 8% · Martin County, NC 2%

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

Asking rent $1,285 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $242,611 as of Sep 2026
+1.3%year on year

Asking rent — 27889

Against the Washington, NC metro and the national benchmark.

$1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026 27889 $1,285 Washington $1,314 United States $1,932
$1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026
  • 27889$1,285
  • Washington$1,314
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 27889

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 27889 $242,611 Washington $235,170 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 27889$242,611
  • Washington$235,170
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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10.1 27817 Chocowinity 7,834 — $298,640
11.6 27837 Grimesland 6,489 — $320,851
14.2 27846 Jamesville 3,022 — $136,708
15.3 27814 Blounts Creek 1,671 — $190,594
15.9 27858 Greenville 58,774 $1,586 $266,321
16.0 27892 Williamston 13,262 — $132,931
16.2 27884 Stokes 1,892 — $229,909
16.6 27808 Bath 2,220 — $339,229

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