28630
Granite Falls, North Carolina.
Granite Falls, Caldwell County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 19,382
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$747 (+126%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $4,572 +2%
- $250,265$254,837 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $50,602 +25%
- $204,235$254,837 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.
- 28630$1,338
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 28630 rose 1.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Caldwell County, NC 99% · Alexander County, NC 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Granite Falls, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28630
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28630$254,837
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | 28638 | Hudson | 12,363 | — | $248,208 |
| 6.4 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 10.7 | 28602 | Hickory | 31,113 | $1,572 | $250,116 |
| 10.9 | 28690 | Valdese | 9,196 | — | $245,884 |
| 12.5 | 28645 | Lenoir | 45,997 | $1,364 | $215,085 |
| 12.9 | 28681 | Taylorsville | 25,566 | — | $268,606 |
| 13.0 | 28612 | Connelly Springs | 11,290 | — | $236,219 |
| 13.3 | 28613 | Conover | 23,357 | — | $275,464 |
| 16.6 | 28658 | Newton | 26,336 | $1,348 | $255,911 |
| 16.7 | 28606 | Boomer | 2,187 | — | $210,512 |
| 17.1 | 28610 | Claremont | 10,192 | — | $258,014 |
| 18.7 | 28655 | Morganton | 55,100 | $1,444 | $256,270 |
| 18.9 | 28168 | Vale | 10,484 | — | $291,937 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.