Zip Code: 28604 (Banner Elk, NC) - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank (Realtor)
Updated on March 13, 2026.

According to data from Realtor.com, the hotness rank for the 28604 Zip Code in February 2026 was 10,955. The year over year change (YoY) was 1,888.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart below shows the trend of the hotness rank for the 28604 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: 28604 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
Zip Code: 28604 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
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Month Hotness Rank YoY Change
September 2017 14329
October 2017 14692
November 2017 14193
December 2017 13782
January 2018 13506
February 2018 12845
March 2018 12966
April 2018 13627
May 2018 13820
June 2018 13988
July 2018 13496
August 2018 14439
September 2018 15293 964
October 2018 15509 817
November 2018 15157 964
December 2018 15118 1,336
January 2019 14725 1,219
February 2019 14199 1,354
March 2019 14087 1,121
April 2019 13638 11
May 2019 12484 -1,336
June 2019 11386 -2,602
July 2019 11576 -1,920
August 2019 11521 -2,918
September 2019 11122 -4,171
October 2019 10891 -4,618
November 2019 10593 -4,564
December 2019 10621 -4,497
January 2020 10398 -4,327
February 2020 10044 -4,155
March 2020 10601 -3,486
April 2020 11226 -2,412
May 2020 10973 -1,511
June 2020 10096 -1,290
July 2020 8189 -3,387
August 2020 7001 -4,520
September 2020 6526 -4,596
October 2020 5203 -5,688
November 2020 4801 -5,792
December 2020 4599 -6,022
January 2021 3693 -6,705
February 2021 4553 -5,491
March 2021 4200 -6,401
April 2021 4317 -6,909
May 2021 5961 -5,012
June 2021 5625 -4,471
July 2021 4422 -3,767
August 2021 4987 -2,014
September 2021 6024 -502
October 2021 5745 542
November 2021 5820 1,019
December 2021 4366 -233
January 2022 4369 676
February 2022 3994 -559
March 2022 3755 -445
April 2022 3081 -1,236
May 2022 2481 -3,480
June 2022 3408 -2,217
July 2022 6332 1,910
August 2022 6750 1,763
September 2022 6663 639
October 2022 6599 854
November 2022 6190 370
December 2022 5309 943
January 2023 5100 731
February 2023 5232 1,238
March 2023 5255 1,500
April 2023 5323 2,242
May 2023 4928 2,447
June 2023 6650 3,242
July 2023 6882 550
August 2023 6259 -491
September 2023 6676 13
October 2023 6831 232
November 2023 6083 -107
December 2023 6455 1,146
January 2024 5823 723
February 2024 6453 1,221
March 2024 7129 1,874
April 2024 7531 2,208
May 2024 8141 3,213
June 2024 7528 878
July 2024 6811 -71
August 2024 6919 660
September 2024 7685 1,009
October 2024 8116 1,285
November 2024 11576 5,493
December 2024 10007 3,552
January 2025 8695 2,872
February 2025 7797 1,344
March 2025 9067 1,938
April 2025 10089 2,558
May 2025 10159 2,018
June 2025 9765 2,237
July 2025 10139 3,328
August 2025 9287 2,368
September 2025 10833 3,148
October 2025 11679 3,563
November 2025 10767 -809
December 2025 10846 839
January 2026 10068 1,373
February 2026 10099 2,302
March 2026 10955 1,888