Zip Code: 28097 (Locust, NC) - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank (Realtor)
Updated on March 13, 2026.

According to data from Realtor.com, the hotness rank for the 28097 Zip Code in February 2026 was 5,194. The year over year change (YoY) was 2,183.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart below shows the trend of the hotness rank for the 28097 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: 28097 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
Zip Code: 28097 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
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Month Hotness Rank YoY Change
September 2017 1045
October 2017 3070
November 2017 5857
December 2017 9365
January 2018 9150
March 2018 769
April 2018 3143
May 2018 7348
June 2018 8944
July 2018 2529
August 2018 2008
September 2018 4004 2,959
October 2018 2619 -451
November 2018 6809 952
December 2018 6813 -2,552
January 2019 9612 462
February 2019 9288
March 2019 7196 6,427
April 2019 6936 3,793
May 2019 8537 1,189
June 2019 9660 716
July 2019 10486 7,957
August 2019 4584 2,576
September 2019 8326 4,322
October 2019 8955 6,336
November 2019 8630 1,821
December 2019 3199 -3,614
January 2020 6638 -2,974
February 2020 6717 -2,571
March 2020 3784 -3,412
April 2020 6674 -262
May 2020 8149 -388
June 2020 1310 -8,350
July 2020 4797 -5,689
October 2021 3912
November 2021 2816
January 2022 1848
February 2022 2043
July 2022 5750
August 2022 2719
September 2022 4403
October 2022 4674 762
November 2022 6333 3,517
December 2022 5036
January 2023 6424 4,576
February 2023 9699 7,656
March 2023 9253
April 2023 7041
May 2023 4628
July 2023 6241 491
August 2023 5003 2,284
September 2023 4527 124
October 2023 6069 1,395
November 2023 7364 1,031
December 2023 8488 3,452
January 2024 10265 3,841
February 2024 8350 -1,349
March 2024 5349 -3,904
April 2024 5687 -1,354
May 2024 6614 1,986
June 2024 6584
July 2024 5949 -292
August 2024 3130 -1,873
September 2024 4319 -208
October 2024 5118 -951
November 2024 8299 935
December 2024 4914 -3,574
January 2025 4562 -5,703
February 2025 1251 -7,099
March 2025 3011 -2,338
April 2025 3862 -1,825
May 2025 6883 269
June 2025 6919 335
July 2025 4977 -972
August 2025 4301 1,171
September 2025 4077 -242
October 2025 5634 516
November 2025 9717 1,418
December 2025 11777 6,863
January 2026 8306 3,744
February 2026 8912 7,661
March 2026 5194 2,183