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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 28621 (Elkin, NC)

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

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Typical home value
$227,000
Metro: $242,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.0%
Metro: +4.7% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
9,403
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$53,616
Metro: $55,656 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 28621, shaded by typical home value2862127017270302701128659286692868528670286832864228676286272700727047
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ZIP codes around 28621, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 28621 is outlined.

How 28621 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 28621 (Elkin, NC) is worth about $227,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 28621 are 6% below the typical value in the Mount Airy metro area ($242,000) and 38% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 28621 rose 3.0%, compared with +4.7% in the Mount Airy metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $53,616, against $55,656 in the Mount Airy metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 9,403 people live in 28621 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

28621 has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 9 ZIP codes in the Mount Airy metro area and the 222nd-lowest of 719 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Elkin, NC · Surry County, NC · Mount Airy 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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