28501
Kinston, North Carolina.
Kinston, Lenoir County, NC · Kinston, NC metro · population 17,642
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$345 (+204%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,077 +7%
- $91,751$97,828 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $37,087 +61%
- $60,741$97,828 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.
- 28501$513
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 7 years.
Typical home values in zip 28501 rose 6.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Lenoir County, NC 75% · Jones County, NC 25%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Kinston, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28501
Against the Kinston, NC metro and the national benchmark.
- 28501$1,094
- Kinston$1,214
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 28501
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28501$97,828
- Kinston$150,172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 28504 | Kinston | 20,407 | — | $186,098 |
| 6.9 | 28526 | Dover | 1,842 | — | $134,418 |
| 11.1 | 28530 | Grifton | 6,484 | — | $184,395 |
| 12.1 | 28525 | Deep Run | 3,613 | — | $143,868 |
| 12.6 | 28538 | Hookerton | 1,989 | — | $170,427 |
| 13.2 | 28523 | Cove City | 2,753 | — | $184,702 |
| 14.3 | 28585 | Trenton | 3,893 | — | $126,696 |
| 15.5 | 28551 | La Grange | 14,078 | — | $181,364 |
| 16.1 | 28513 | Ayden | 10,573 | — | $228,103 |
| 17.1 | 28580 | Snow Hill | 11,644 | — | $173,908 |
| 18.7 | 28572 | Pink Hill | 6,658 | — | $164,400 |
| 19.2 | 28578 | Seven Springs | 4,219 | — | $128,937 |
| 19.6 | 28508 | Albertson | 1,813 | — | $202,927 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.