28168
Vale, North Carolina.
Vale, Catawba County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 10,484
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$924 (+152%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $11,703 +4%
- $280,233$291,937 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $78,749 +37%
- $213,188$291,937 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.
- 28168$1,532
- 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 28168 rose 4.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 4 counties: Lincoln County, NC 59% · Catawba County, NC 40% · Burke County, NC 0% · Cleveland County, NC 0%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Vale, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28168
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28168$291,937
- Hickory$266,722
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 28602 | Hickory | 31,113 | $1,572 | $250,116 |
| 9.9 | 28612 | Connelly Springs | 11,290 | — | $236,219 |
| 10.1 | 28090 | Lawndale | 7,268 | — | $167,637 |
| 10.3 | 28042 | Fallston | 299 | — | $204,101 |
| 10.6 | 28092 | Lincolnton | 40,350 | $1,376 | $296,311 |
| 10.7 | 28021 | Cherryville | 13,865 | $1,075 | $248,403 |
| 10.8 | 28033 | Crouse | 3,481 | — | $298,156 |
| 11.6 | 28658 | Newton | 26,336 | $1,348 | $255,911 |
| 12.6 | 28020 | Casar | 2,240 | — | $145,305 |
| 14.9 | 28690 | Valdese | 9,196 | — | $245,884 |
| 15.0 | 28650 | Maiden | 12,746 | — | $313,602 |
| 15.5 | 28136 | Polkville | 66 | — | $144,580 |
| 16.0 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 16.7 | 28150 | Shelby | 28,142 | $1,017 | $201,617 |
| 17.5 | 28613 | Conover | 23,357 | — | $275,464 |
| 18.1 | 28016 | Bessemer City | 13,109 | $1,410 | $237,252 |
| 18.9 | 28630 | Granite Falls | 19,382 | — | $254,837 |
| 18.9 | 28080 | Iron Station | 7,606 | — | $418,306 |
| 19.5 | 28034 | Dallas | 18,979 | $1,928 | $281,669 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.