28636
Hiddenite, North Carolina.
Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 4,496
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$710 (+141%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $13,749 +6%
- $217,389$231,138 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $53,596 +30%
- $177,542$231,138 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.
- 28636$1,213
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 28636 rose 6.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Alexander County, NC 93% · Iredell County, NC 7%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Hiddenite, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28636
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28636$231,138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 28678 | Stony Point | 5,064 | — | $271,369 |
| 8.8 | 28681 | Taylorsville | 25,566 | — | $268,606 |
| 9.6 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 3,168 | — | $237,197 |
| 10.2 | 28689 | Union Grove | 2,188 | — | $345,759 |
| 11.4 | 28625 | Statesville | 39,574 | $1,977 | $308,096 |
| 11.8 | 28660 | Olin | 2,501 | — | $349,293 |
| 14.5 | 28697 | Wilkesboro | 13,412 | — | $272,190 |
| 15.2 | 28610 | Claremont | 10,192 | — | $258,014 |
| 15.5 | 28659 | North Wilkesboro | 21,422 | — | $209,576 |
| 15.9 | 28606 | Boomer | 2,187 | — | $210,512 |
| 16.1 | 28613 | Conover | 23,357 | — | $275,464 |
| 16.3 | 28677 | Statesville | 38,819 | $1,542 | $278,560 |
| 17.5 | 28634 | Harmony | 5,353 | — | $282,418 |
| 18.1 | 27020 | Hamptonville | 6,207 | — | $245,963 |
| 18.4 | 28609 | Catawba | 6,615 | — | $316,090 |
| 18.7 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 19.2 | 28670 | Ronda | 2,124 | — | $208,659 |
| 20.0 | 28669 | Roaring River | 2,935 | — | $210,567 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.