28645
Lenoir, North Carolina.
Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 45,997
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$646 (+134%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $433 +0%
- $214,652$215,085 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $45,253 +27%
- $169,832$215,085 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.
- 28645$1,129
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 28645 rose 0.2% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 4 counties: Caldwell County, NC 96% · Watauga County, NC 2% · Burke County, NC 1% · Wilkes County, NC 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lenoir, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28645
Against the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro and the national benchmark.
- 28645$1,364
- Hickory$1,595
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 28645
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28645$215,085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 28638 | Hudson | 12,363 | — | $248,208 |
| 11.0 | 28611 | Collettsville | 424 | — | $164,166 |
| 12.2 | 28624 | Ferguson | 1,438 | — | $220,548 |
| 12.5 | 28630 | Granite Falls | 19,382 | — | $254,837 |
| 13.9 | 28606 | Boomer | 2,187 | — | $210,512 |
| 14.0 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | — | $775,424 |
| 16.1 | 28618 | Deep Gap | 2,208 | — | $396,949 |
| 17.0 | 28690 | Valdese | 9,196 | — | $245,884 |
| 17.4 | 28607 | Boone | 35,679 | $2,336 | $491,351 |
| 18.0 | 28646 | Linville | 382 | — | $1,377,285 |
| 18.4 | 28681 | Taylorsville | 25,566 | — | $268,606 |
| 18.6 | 28665 | Purlear | 2,483 | — | $289,657 |
| 18.6 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 18.9 | 28655 | Morganton | 55,100 | $1,444 | $256,270 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.