Zip lookup · NC

28472
Whiteville, North Carolina.

Whiteville, Columbus County, NC · population 16,780

What it costs per month · 28472 $1,043/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$594 (+132%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,906 +6%
$187,816$198,723 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $40,368 +25%
$158,355$198,723 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 28472 $1,043 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 28472$1,043
  • 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 28472 rose 5.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $198,723 as of Sep 2026
+5.8%year on year

Typical home value — 28472

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 28472 $198,723 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 28472$198,723
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.8 28442 Hallsboro 1,810 — $162,094
9.2 28431 Chadbourn 5,901 — $172,087
9.7 28432 Clarendon 1,656 — $211,863
9.7 28450 Lake Waccamaw 2,337 — $325,184
13.3 28455 Nakina 1,644 — $204,887
13.7 28433 Clarkton 4,313 — $140,872
14.2 28430 Cerro Gordo 1,573 — $185,610
14.5 28463 Tabor City 7,522 — $197,654
15.9 28438 Evergreen 1,582 — $175,775
16.0 28423 Bolton 2,388 — $184,719
18.5 28320 Bladenboro 7,962 — $132,957
18.5 28439 Fair Bluff 1,190 — $163,322
18.6 29545 Green Sea 1,767 — $195,669
19.8 28420 Ash 2,658 — $265,495

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