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

According to data from Realtor.com, the hotness rank for the 28043 Zip Code in February 2026 was 8,518. The year over year change (YoY) was 3,491.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart below shows the trend of the hotness rank for the 28043 zip code. The table below shows the trend, and the YoY changes.

Note: Hotness rank refers to the rank by hotness score. A rank value of 1 is considered the hottest (highest Hotness score).

Data Source: Realtor.
Zip Code: 28043 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
Zip Code: 28043 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
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Month Hotness Rank YoY Change
September 2017 10310
October 2017 8322
November 2017 7790
December 2017 7624
January 2018 4543
February 2018 6106
March 2018 8510
April 2018 8340
May 2018 8421
June 2018 8274
July 2018 6694
August 2018 4860
September 2018 5049 -5,261
October 2018 4535 -3,787
November 2018 6466 -1,324
December 2018 3452 -4,172
January 2019 3392 -1,151
February 2019 4250 -1,856
March 2019 6544 -1,966
April 2019 5816 -2,524
May 2019 6289 -2,132
June 2019 7306 -968
July 2019 7947 1,253
August 2019 6710 1,850
September 2019 7734 2,685
October 2019 7676 3,141
November 2019 7910 1,444
December 2019 8047 4,595
January 2020 7081 3,689
February 2020 2896 -1,354
March 2020 2151 -4,393
April 2020 2073 -3,743
May 2020 4037 -2,252
June 2020 3586 -3,720
July 2020 4864 -3,083
August 2020 6724 14
September 2020 5679 -2,055
October 2020 7644 -32
November 2020 5125 -2,785
December 2020 449 -7,598
January 2021 629 -6,452
February 2021 1617 -1,279
March 2021 2634 483
April 2021 2898 825
May 2021 4729 692
June 2021 5449 1,863
July 2021 2833 -2,031
August 2021 2411 -4,313
September 2021 5509 -170
October 2021 7140 -504
November 2021 3824 -1,301
December 2021 6302 5,853
January 2022 4890 4,261
February 2022 3286 1,669
March 2022 4480 1,846
April 2022 4467 1,569
May 2022 5063 334
June 2022 3659 -1,790
July 2022 5318 2,485
August 2022 4389 1,978
September 2022 6086 577
October 2022 5243 -1,897
November 2022 4763 939
December 2022 6149 -153
January 2023 6672 1,782
February 2023 4559 1,273
March 2023 2607 -1,873
May 2023 1085 -3,978
June 2023 2983 -676
July 2023 2514 -2,804
August 2023 4925 536
September 2023 6130 44
October 2023 4931 -312
November 2023 2263 -2,500
December 2023 3577 -2,572
January 2024 3599 -3,073
February 2024 2651 -1,908
March 2024 5338 2,731
April 2024 4078
May 2024 5087 4,002
June 2024 4746 1,763
July 2024 6976 4,462
August 2024 6897 1,972
September 2024 4407 -1,723
October 2024 6376 1,445
November 2024 8990 6,727
December 2024 8561 4,984
January 2025 6623 3,024
February 2025 3606 955
March 2025 5027 -311
April 2025 6503 2,425
May 2025 9212 4,125
June 2025 9506 4,760
July 2025 8330 1,354
August 2025 9340 2,443
September 2025 8975 4,568
October 2025 8885 2,509
November 2025 8837 -153
December 2025 9160 599
January 2026 5685 -938
February 2026 5836 2,230
March 2026 8518 3,491