Zip Code: 28428 (Carolina Beach, NC) - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank (Realtor)
Updated on March 13, 2026.

According to data from Realtor.com, the hotness rank for the 28428 Zip Code in February 2026 was 8,708. The year over year change (YoY) was 813.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart below shows the trend of the hotness rank for the 28428 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: 28428 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
Zip Code: 28428 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
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Month Hotness Rank YoY Change
September 2017 8130
October 2017 7513
November 2017 8568
December 2017 7790
January 2018 8827
February 2018 7259
March 2018 6884
April 2018 6800
May 2018 8045
June 2018 6741
July 2018 6503
August 2018 6165
September 2018 7685 -445
October 2018 9357 1,844
November 2018 11307 2,739
December 2018 11186 3,396
January 2019 10256 1,429
February 2019 7046 -213
March 2019 3810 -3,074
April 2019 4605 -2,195
May 2019 5195 -2,850
June 2019 5624 -1,117
July 2019 4735 -1,768
August 2019 3856 -2,309
September 2019 4178 -3,507
October 2019 5266 -4,091
November 2019 6691 -4,616
December 2019 6434 -4,752
January 2020 4956 -5,300
February 2020 4557 -2,489
March 2020 5035 1,225
April 2020 6560 1,955
May 2020 7063 1,868
June 2020 5674 50
July 2020 4923 188
August 2020 4735 879
September 2020 5567 1,389
October 2020 5866 600
November 2020 4639 -2,052
December 2020 7226 792
January 2021 7234 2,278
February 2021 5636 1,079
March 2021 4004 -1,031
April 2021 2425 -4,135
May 2021 4340 -2,723
June 2021 5013 -661
July 2021 5477 554
August 2021 5853 1,118
September 2021 5136 -431
October 2021 2738 -3,128
November 2021 5939 1,300
December 2021 7194 -32
January 2022 6659 -575
February 2022 4122 -1,514
March 2022 3102 -902
April 2022 3226 801
May 2022 5227 887
June 2022 6213 1,200
July 2022 6313 836
August 2022 6535 682
September 2022 5998 862
October 2022 4755 2,017
November 2022 5513 -426
December 2022 7902 708
January 2023 7576 917
February 2023 6985 2,863
March 2023 6580 3,478
April 2023 5447 2,221
May 2023 5043 -184
June 2023 4814 -1,399
July 2023 5773 -540
August 2023 6447 -88
September 2023 6020 22
October 2023 4862 107
November 2023 6437 924
December 2023 7773 -129
January 2024 7659 83
February 2024 7098 113
March 2024 7228 648
April 2024 6984 1,537
May 2024 6089 1,046
June 2024 6582 1,768
July 2024 6691 918
August 2024 7178 731
September 2024 8278 2,258
October 2024 9777 4,915
November 2024 9528 3,091
December 2024 6562 -1,211
January 2025 8107 448
February 2025 7242 144
March 2025 7895 667
April 2025 7176 192
May 2025 7580 1,491
June 2025 8809 2,227
July 2025 9124 2,433
August 2025 8632 1,454
September 2025 9246 968
October 2025 9360 -417
November 2025 9961 433
December 2025 10822 4,260
January 2026 10357 2,250
February 2026 9572 2,330
March 2026 8708 813