Zip Code: 28043 (Forest City, NC) - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score (Realtor)
Updated on March 13, 2026.

According to data from Realtor.com, the market hotness: hotness score for the 28043 Zip Code in February 2026 was 37.279.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the market hotness: hotness score for the 28043 zip code.

Note: Hotness Score is an equally-weighted composite metric of a geography’s supply score and demand score.

Data Source: Realtor.
Zip Code: 28043 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
Zip Code: 28043 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
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Month Hotness Score
September 2017 38.13183380193689
October 2017 48.927038626609445
November 2017 51.48674242424242
December 2017 51.296857861797534
January 2018 66.10520687119845
February 2018 56.83080983469927
March 2018 42.748894969480105
April 2018 43.808435487222106
May 2018 44.384552401746724
June 2018 46.51997606860334
July 2018 55.95338025440692
August 2018 65.33916709248851
September 2018 64.46550849606898
October 2018 66.94004524886878
November 2018 58.14931983549509
December 2018 72.03161141094834
January 2019 71.65074135090609
February 2019 65.9913467481629
March 2019 54.3747835122965
April 2019 58.44418540866703
May 2019 55.88598477052892
June 2019 51.23041753513077
July 2019 48.709127842212176
August 2019 54.73263075722092
September 2019 50.53825823502869
October 2019 50.99083397882778
November 2019 49.58338757974222
December 2019 47.93064505414203
January 2020 50.980186968048
February 2020 72.34920403096247
March 2020 77.1202648032365
April 2020 78.53272970164761
May 2020 65.66885637503732
June 2020 67.05100277923835
July 2020 58.769623385662356
August 2020 47.4562101910828
September 2020 51.6627271986307
October 2020 39.33842025825926
November 2020 54.1067675493905
December 2020 91.22729677305591
January 2021 87.51298762633418
February 2021 74.97681129547563
March 2021 64.47788417692658
April 2021 61.909196740395814
May 2021 46.472286374133944
June 2021 43.13939526252593
July 2021 65.711113354194
August 2021 69.39983093829248
September 2021 50.2776513427401
October 2021 41.0611251352326
November 2021 59.5160116448326
December 2021 42.65453834115806
January 2022 48.05130463503248
February 2022 55.595667870036095
March 2022 43.52594970572498
April 2022 44.598087361075216
May 2022 43.82607677902622
June 2022 57.598799917235674
July 2022 50.25470037973511
August 2022 56.95975390925405
September 2022 49.1526852710564
October 2022 53.33417957180333
November 2022 55.785399150919844
December 2022 48.0388827574497
January 2023 43.453122220245504
February 2023 53.8435732771015
March 2023 65.71342564720048
May 2023 81.91091808908192
June 2023 64.07527835254704
July 2023 68.73408169040655
August 2023 52.7055198042237
September 2023 46.59625454868199
October 2023 54.82519873493461
November 2023 73.0466768138001
December 2023 63.797768008116336
January 2024 61.81689767811424
February 2024 66.93359557928258
March 2024 48.786894641322
April 2024 56.94457382394039
May 2024 51.831584659913176
June 2024 55.27542738732516
July 2024 43.691319387250864
August 2024 45.58197445577957
September 2024 60.29905520418521
October 2024 49.63119477525932
November 2024 35.53962900505903
December 2024 37.58187562610773
January 2025 45.91819973718791
February 2025 61.725264334221606
March 2025 52.925692586519375
April 2025 45.38500336247478
May 2025 31.398664059954385
June 2025 31.780874951606663
July 2025 39.7286530366807
August 2025 35.50354924578527
September 2025 38.03266787658802
October 2025 38.20253164556962
November 2025 38.69880391446176
December 2025 36.84191203465746
January 2026 52.38704177323103
February 2026 50.27869779465223
March 2026 37.27922451326707