28556
Merritt, North Carolina.
Merritt, Pamlico County, NC · New Bern, NC metro · population 752
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,012 (+144%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $26,106 +9%
- $300,754$326,860 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $87,336 +36%
- $239,524$326,860 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.
- 28556$1,716
- 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 28556 rose 8.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Merritt, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28556
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28556$326,860
- New Bern$262,128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 28587 | Vandemere | 209 | — | $203,828 |
| 5.2 | 28515 | Bayboro | 2,822 | — | $178,222 |
| 5.5 | 28571 | Oriental | 2,678 | — | $390,405 |
| 11.3 | 28529 | Grantsboro | 1,804 | — | $199,156 |
| 11.4 | 28510 | Arapahoe | 1,718 | — | $353,994 |
| 13.2 | 27806 | Aurora | 2,152 | — | $131,100 |
| 17.1 | 28520 | Cedar Island | 101 | — | $287,796 |
| 17.3 | 28560 | New Bern | 28,661 | $1,617 | $269,243 |
| 19.2 | 28516 | Beaufort | 11,289 | $1,800 | $416,984 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.