ZIP 28390
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 28390 is 2.3% below its high of $1,448 in April 2026, at $1,415 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28390 changed +0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 North Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has fallen 5 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,972) is $1,574 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,160); a 3-bedroom is $1,590.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28390. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 28390 (Spring Lake, NC) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 29% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28390 in Spring Lake, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 28390 in Spring Lake, NC has shifted from $1,283 to $1,415, up 10.3% since 2022. Household income in the area moved from $49,129 to $62,972 across the same window, up 28.2% versus 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 28390 in Spring Lake, NC losing about 726 residents over the five-year window, down 2.9% on net. The renter share has eased from 52.2% to 50.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 26.8% to 29% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 28390 in Spring Lake, NC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 28390 covers Spring Lake, NC. The median rent here is $1,415/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $990/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,160/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($62,972/yr), ZIP 28390 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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