Zip lookup · NC

28657
Newland, North Carolina.

Newland, Avery County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 8,188

What it costs per month · 28657 $1,533/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$983 (+179%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $1,431 +0%
$290,604$292,035 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $84,442 +41%
$207,593$292,035 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 28657 $1,533 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 28657$1,533
  • 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 28657 rose 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Avery County, NC 84% · Burke County, NC 15% · McDowell County, NC 1%

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

Typical home value $292,035 as of Sep 2026
+0.5%year on year

Typical home value — 28657

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 28657 $292,035 Hickory $266,722 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 28657$292,035
  • Hickory$266,722
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.8 28646 Linville 382 — $1,377,285
10.9 28777 Spruce Pine 10,178 — $250,658
11.4 28611 Collettsville 424 — $164,166
11.5 28604 Banner Elk 7,869 — $490,818
11.5 28622 Elk Park 2,565 — $307,009
12.2 28705 Bakersville 6,732 — $224,505
14.0 37687 Roan Mountain 4,493 — $247,001
15.2 28605 Blowing Rock 3,883 — $775,424
16.9 28679 Sugar Grove 2,454 — $405,027
19.2 28692 Vilas 4,367 — $421,023

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