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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 28511 (Atlantic, NC)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$229,000
Metro: $470,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.8%
Metro: +3.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
610
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$55,978
Metro: $72,322 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 28511, shaded by typical home value285112857728581
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ZIP codes around 28511, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 28511 is outlined.

How 28511 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 28511 (Atlantic, NC) is worth about $229,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 28511 are 51% below the typical value in the Morehead City metro area ($470,000) and 37% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 28511 fell 0.8%, compared with +3.0% in the Morehead City metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $55,978, against $72,322 in the Morehead City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 610 people live in 28511 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

28511 has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 15 ZIP codes in the Morehead City metro area and the 226th-lowest of 719 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Atlantic, NC · Carteret County, NC · Morehead City metro area · North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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