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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 28551 (La Grange, NC)

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

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Typical home value
$181,000
Metro: $150,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+6.8%
Metro: +5.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
14,078
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$49,092
Metro: $45,143 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 28551, shaded by typical home value2855128365285042858028501275302782827534285262786327883285782783027888
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ZIP codes around 28551, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 28551 is outlined.

How 28551 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 28551 (La Grange, NC) is worth about $181,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 28551 are 21% above the typical value in the Kinston metro area ($150,000) and 50% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 28551 rose 6.8%, compared with +5.3% in the Kinston metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $49,092, against $45,143 in the Kinston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 14,078 people live in 28551 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

28551 has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 5 ZIP codes in the Kinston metro area and the 128th-lowest of 719 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: La Grange, NC · Lenoir County, NC · Kinston 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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