ZIP 28472 (Whiteville, NC) Housing Market Update | February 24, 2026

ZIP 28472 primarily covers Whiteville and nearby areas in Columbus County, North Carolina. Here is a quick, numbers-first check-in for February 24, 2026 using the latest market dashboards and listing-search pages.

Top takeaways

One major value index is basically flat year-over-year, while recent closed-sale stats show higher prices than last year.
Inventory is available and homes are still taking time to move (think months, not days).
Buyers are seeing a wide spread of options, from budget homes to larger houses and acreage listings.

Market snapshot

Zillow: Typical home value about $177,598 (about +0.3% year-over-year, with the page’s data shown through late 2025). Zillow also shows roughly 63 homes for sale and about 9 new listings as of late January 2026, and a median list price around $252,167.

Redfin: Median sale price about $280K last month (+16.5% year-over-year), median sale $/sf about $147, and average days on market around 79. Total homes sold in the period shown: 6.

Realtor.com: Median listing price about $191,745 with roughly 120 active listings and about 107 average days on market. (These sites can differ because they refresh on different schedules and don’t always capture the same set of listings.)

What’s for sale nearby (no addresses)

Budget and investor options: Active searches show some lower-priced homes (including listings around the low-$40Ks to under $200K), plus investor-style properties marketed as fixer opportunities.
Mainstream single-family: Many listings cluster in the mid-$100Ks to $200Ks, where condition and repair scope are often the deciding factors.
Land/acreage: Land search pages for 28472 show everything from sub-1-acre parcels to larger wooded tracts (10+ acres). For rural builds, confirm utilities, septic feasibility, and zoning before you fall in love with the price-per-acre.

Local pro help (ServiceXTC)

We attempted to locate ServiceXTC directory pages for 28472-area inspection/roofing/HVAC/plumbing/electrical pros. None were confidently discoverable in today’s quick pass, so we are not naming providers to avoid publishing incorrect local recommendations.

Question for locals

In the Whiteville area right now, are you seeing homes sell close to list price, or are most deals happening after a price cut?

Sources

Zillow (ZIP 28472 values + active listings search)
Redfin (ZIP 28472 housing market)
Realtor.com (ZIP 28472 homes for sale search)
Homes.com and Land and Farm (land/acreage search examples)
Whiteville/ZIP reference context