Zip lookup · NC

28659
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC · North Wilkesboro, NC metro · population 21,422

What it costs per month · 28659 $1,100/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$621 (+130%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,746 +3%
$202,829$209,576 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $49,465 +31%
$160,111$209,576 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 28659 $1,100 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 28659$1,100
  • 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 28659 rose 3.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $209,576 as of Sep 2026
+3.3%year on year

Typical home value — 28659

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 28659 $209,576 North Wilkesboro $225,065 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 28659$209,576
  • North Wilkesboro$225,065
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.1 28697 Wilkesboro 13,412 — $272,190
6.2 28669 Roaring River 2,935 — $210,567
8.1 28654 Moravian Falls 3,168 — $237,197
8.9 28670 Ronda 2,124 — $208,659
11.8 28689 Union Grove 2,188 — $345,759
11.8 28635 Hays 2,669 — $203,874
12.7 28685 Traphill 2,181 — $188,498
13.6 28651 Millers Creek 5,578 — $229,203
15.2 28642 Jonesville 5,602 — $179,262
15.3 28606 Boomer 2,187 — $210,512
15.5 27020 Hamptonville 6,207 — $245,963
15.5 28636 Hiddenite 4,496 — $231,138
16.7 28676 State Road 3,100 — $258,234
16.7 28665 Purlear 2,483 — $289,657
16.7 28621 Elkin 9,403 — $226,899
17.3 28668 Roaring Gap 40 — $359,809
17.9 28683 Thurmond 1,614 — $229,584
18.4 28660 Olin 2,501 — $349,293
18.7 28681 Taylorsville 25,566 — $268,606
18.9 28624 Ferguson 1,438 — $220,548

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