28138
Rockwell, North Carolina.
Rockwell, Rowan County, NC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro · population 10,271
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$893 (+136%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $1,451 +0%
- $293,721$295,172 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $62,013 +27%
- $233,159$295,172 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.
- 28138$1,549
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 28138 rose 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Rowan County, NC 75% · Cabarrus County, NC 25%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rockwell, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28138
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28138$295,172
- Charlotte$381,392
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 28071 | Gold Hill | 4,219 | — | $334,029 |
| 7.4 | 28146 | Salisbury | 31,292 | $1,529 | $302,505 |
| 8.1 | 28083 | Kannapolis | 28,095 | $1,532 | $263,616 |
| 8.6 | 28124 | Mount Pleasant | 7,010 | — | $379,247 |
| 9.7 | 28023 | China Grove | 15,495 | $1,458 | $292,846 |
| 9.8 | 28088 | Landis | 3,054 | $1,425 | $274,834 |
| 10.5 | 28137 | Richfield | 2,664 | — | $322,140 |
| 10.8 | 28025 | Concord | 58,334 | $1,835 | $339,208 |
| 12.0 | 28159 | Spencer | 3,250 | — | $204,305 |
| 12.9 | 28144 | Salisbury | 27,977 | $1,581 | $230,775 |
| 12.9 | 28147 | Salisbury | 25,812 | $1,170 | $295,965 |
| 12.9 | 28081 | Kannapolis | 29,075 | $1,585 | $292,684 |
| 15.3 | 28027 | Concord | 81,772 | $1,752 | $409,576 |
| 15.7 | 28097 | Locust | 8,303 | — | $382,391 |
| 16.2 | 27299 | Linwood | 5,034 | — | $263,672 |
| 16.3 | 28127 | New London | 8,506 | — | $314,362 |
| 17.4 | 28125 | Mount Ulla | 2,765 | — | $448,771 |
| 18.5 | 28001 | Albemarle | 26,424 | $1,335 | $261,392 |
| 18.8 | 28075 | Harrisburg | 21,517 | $2,519 | $501,189 |
| 19.1 | 28115 | Mooresville | 43,544 | $1,968 | $401,150 |
| 19.3 | 28107 | Midland | 10,244 | $2,232 | $427,970 |
| 19.7 | 27292 | Lexington | 40,311 | $1,295 | $249,095 |
| 19.9 | 28036 | Davidson | 22,963 | $2,107 | $650,070 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.