28594
Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
Emerald Isle, Carteret County, NC · Morehead City, NC metro · population 3,934
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,449 (+158%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $38,720 +5%
- $722,654$761,374 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $190,369 +33%
- $571,005$761,374 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.
- 28594$3,996
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 28594 rose 5.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Emerald Isle, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28594
Against the Morehead City, NC metro and the national benchmark.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Typical home value — 28594
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28594$761,374
- Morehead City$469,785
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | 28584 | Swansboro | 14,939 | $1,771 | $401,313 |
| 9.4 | 28582 | Stella | 1,658 | — | $380,427 |
| 11.7 | 28570 | Newport | 22,197 | $1,681 | $343,326 |
| 11.9 | 28539 | Hubert | 18,351 | $1,499 | $283,224 |
| 14.6 | 28512 | Atlantic Beach | 3,358 | $1,658 | $609,644 |
| 16.6 | 28544 | Midway Park | 4,386 | $1,338 | $200,327 |
| 16.9 | 28532 | Havelock | 20,908 | $1,542 | $233,465 |
| 16.9 | 28557 | Morehead City | 15,253 | $1,858 | $415,185 |
| 18.7 | 28555 | Maysville | 5,914 | — | $235,717 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.