Zip lookup · NC

27829
Fountain, North Carolina.

Fountain, Pitt County, NC · Greenville, NC metro · population 1,664

What it costs per month · 27829 $974/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$597 (+158%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,529 +6%
$175,082$185,611 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $55,758 +43%
$129,853$185,611 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 27829 $974 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 27829$974
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 27829 rose 6.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Pitt County, NC 63% · Edgecombe County, NC 21% · Wilson County, NC 16%

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

Typical home value $185,611 as of Sep 2026
+6.0%year on year

Typical home value — 27829

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 27829 $185,611 Greenville $243,595 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 27829$185,611
  • Greenville$243,595
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.4 27852 Macclesfield 2,269 — $156,494
7.6 27828 Farmville 7,909 — $201,961
8.2 27864 Pinetops 4,446 — $147,327
8.5 27888 Walstonburg 2,054 — $179,448
12.7 27883 Stantonsburg 4,128 — $182,436
13.3 27834 Greenville 56,347 $1,423 $210,230
14.8 27822 Elm City 7,838 — $230,180
15.3 27812 Bethel 2,188 — $152,176
15.4 27886 Tarboro 18,381 $1,062 $152,351
16.2 28590 Winterville 27,471 $1,531 $279,946
16.4 27893 Wilson 38,512 $1,172 $171,198
16.7 27801 Rocky Mount 19,532 $977 $121,234
17.1 28580 Snow Hill 11,644 — $173,908
18.7 27813 Black Creek 743 — $165,848
19.1 27884 Stokes 1,892 — $229,909
19.2 28538 Hookerton 1,989 — $170,427
19.5 27803 Rocky Mount 20,055 $1,249 $204,001

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