Zip lookup · NC

28167
Union Mills, North Carolina.

Union Mills, Rutherford County, NC · Forest City, NC metro · population 2,253

What it costs per month · 28167 $1,237/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$684 (+124%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,442 +1%
$233,211$235,652 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $36,612 +18%
$199,041$235,652 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 28167 $1,237 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 28167$1,237
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.

Typical home values in zip 28167 rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 2 counties: Rutherford County, NC 93% · McDowell County, NC 7%

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

Typical home value $235,652 as of Sep 2026
+1.0%year on year

Typical home value — 28167

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 28167 $235,652 Forest City $214,498 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 28167$235,652
  • Forest City$214,498
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.5 28018 Bostic 5,034 — $215,907
10.3 28160 Spindale 3,665 — $152,114
11.2 28139 Rutherfordton 20,008 — $242,594
12.1 28746 Lake Lure 2,744 $1,688 $437,973
13.1 28761 Nebo 8,150 — $366,920
14.3 28043 Forest City 20,930 — $188,711
14.5 28040 Ellenboro 6,961 — $185,180
14.8 28752 Marion 30,292 $1,317 $236,312
15.7 28762 Old Fort 6,599 — $257,777
16.9 28756 Mill Spring 4,706 — $251,251
17.8 28020 Casar 2,240 — $145,305
18.8 28136 Polkville 66 — $144,580
19.5 28711 Black Mountain 12,663 $1,873 $458,962

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