28526
Dover, North Carolina.
Dover, Craven County, NC · New Bern, NC metro · population 1,842
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$397 (+129%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $2,250 +2%
- $132,168$134,418 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $24,234 +22%
- $110,183$134,418 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.
- 28526$706
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.
Typical home values in zip 28526 rose 1.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Craven County, NC 63% · Jones County, NC 31% · Lenoir County, NC 6%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Dover, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28526
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28526$134,418
- New Bern$262,128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 28523 | Cove City | 2,753 | — | $184,702 |
| 6.9 | 28501 | Kinston | 17,642 | $1,094 | $97,828 |
| 8.8 | 28530 | Grifton | 6,484 | — | $184,395 |
| 13.1 | 28504 | Kinston | 20,407 | — | $186,098 |
| 13.3 | 28585 | Trenton | 3,893 | — | $126,696 |
| 13.7 | 28513 | Ayden | 10,573 | — | $228,103 |
| 14.4 | 28586 | Vanceboro | 7,992 | — | $194,407 |
| 15.0 | 28538 | Hookerton | 1,989 | — | $170,427 |
| 18.1 | 28525 | Deep Run | 3,613 | — | $143,868 |
| 19.1 | 28590 | Winterville | 27,471 | $1,531 | $279,946 |
| 19.4 | 28562 | New Bern | 39,082 | $1,599 | $316,843 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.