Zip lookup · NC

28685
Traphill, North Carolina.

Traphill, Wilkes County, NC · North Wilkesboro, NC metro · population 2,181

What it costs per month · 28685 $989/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$578 (+140%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,764 +5%
$178,734$188,498 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $47,086 +33%
$141,412$188,498 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 28685 $989 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 28685$989
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.

Typical home values in zip 28685 rose 5.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $188,498 as of Sep 2026
+5.5%year on year

Typical home value — 28685

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 28685 $188,498 North Wilkesboro $225,065 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 28685$188,498
  • North Wilkesboro$225,065
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.8 28635 Hays 2,669 — $203,874
5.0 28668 Roaring Gap 40 — $359,809
7.5 28627 Glade Valley 1,193 — $355,895
7.7 28683 Thurmond 1,614 — $229,584
8.8 28669 Roaring River 2,935 — $210,567
10.3 28676 State Road 3,100 — $258,234
11.7 28621 Elkin 9,403 — $226,899
12.2 28675 Sparta 6,745 — $245,359
12.4 28670 Ronda 2,124 — $208,659
12.7 28659 North Wilkesboro 21,422 — $209,576
13.3 28623 Ennice 1,814 — $221,201
13.9 28644 Laurel Springs 1,433 — $293,321
14.5 28651 Millers Creek 5,578 — $229,203
15.1 28642 Jonesville 5,602 — $179,262
15.8 27017 Dobson 10,085 — $263,352
16.1 28697 Wilkesboro 13,412 — $272,190
16.5 27024 Lowgap 2,387 — $223,348
19.4 28663 Piney Creek 802 — $310,547

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