The hottest ZIPs for investors in North Carolina

284 of 853 North Carolina ZIPs qualify for ranking — by recorded investor purchases per 100 single-family homes, 12 months ending 2026-06-03. Counted from public property records; here's exactly how.

#ZIPCountyInvestor purchaseslast 12 moPer 100 homesinvestor purchasesShare of salesbought by investors
128206Mecklenburg County1724.550%
228501Lenoir County1552.654%
328212Mecklenburg County1351.837%
428208Mecklenburg County2251.729%
527601Wake County281.633%
628216Mecklenburg County3471.630%
727560Wake County1441.532%
827041Surry County561.440%
927536Vance County751.438%
1028213Mecklenburg County1781.429%
1127703Durham County3481.423%
1228115Iredell County2731.424%
1328462Brunswick County1701.429%
1427405Guilford County2121.437%
1528211Mecklenburg County1181.324%
1628054Gaston County1451.328%
1727101Forsyth County621.232%
1827545Wake County1421.220%
1928209Mecklenburg County721.219%
2027704Durham County1421.223%
2127409Guilford County331.225%
2227608Wake County461.119%
2327701Durham County501.119%
2428205Mecklenburg County1581.118%
2528301Cumberland County541.130%
Show the rest of the ranked ZIPs in North Carolina (259 more) ↓
#ZIPCountyInvestor purchaseslast 12 moPer 100 homesinvestor purchasesShare of salesbought by investors
2627401Guilford County471.132%
2728428New Hanover County401.119%
2828166Iredell County871.014%
2928217Mecklenburg County731.021%
3028401New Hanover County721.021%
3128052Gaston County1161.024%
3228117Iredell County1941.019%
3327609Wake County911.021%
3428144Rowan County941.023%
3527262Guilford County781.023%
3627510Orange County261.022%
3728504Lenoir County651.028%
3827617Wake County441.019%
3928214Mecklenburg County1840.922%
4028269Mecklenburg County2860.919%
4127607Wake County480.921%
4227801Edgecombe County810.935%
4328215Mecklenburg County2260.916%
4428677Iredell County1780.920%
4528203Mecklenburg County290.915%
4628083Cabarrus County890.922%
4728207Mecklenburg County210.818%
4828609Catawba County190.820%
4927260Guilford County570.823%
5027105Forsyth County1080.828%
5127030Surry County1380.825%
5228304Cumberland County1000.819%
5328086Cleveland County740.821%
5427606Wake County700.819%
5527403Guilford County460.818%
5627707Durham County890.817%
5727573Person County260.723%
5828081Cabarrus County880.718%
5928227Mecklenburg County1580.717%
6027828Pitt County280.724%
6128170Anson County290.727%
6227406Guilford County1310.724%
6328303Cumberland County710.716%
6428305Cumberland County170.713%
6528403New Hanover County610.716%
6627203Randolph County410.718%
6727803Nash County530.724%
6827893Wilson County810.722%
6928445Onslow County530.712%
7027377Guilford County290.715%
7127858Pitt County890.716%
7227530Wayne County1240.723%
7327215Alamance County930.716%
7428425Pender County240.616%
7527253Alamance County720.615%
7628031Mecklenburg County710.613%
7728607Watauga County680.616%
7828658Catawba County490.619%
7928016Gaston County300.616%
8028513Pitt County270.617%
8127360Davidson County1210.617%
8227028Davie County380.615%
8328036Mecklenburg County500.612%
8428270Mecklenburg County660.612%
8528278Mecklenburg County900.610%
8627834Pitt County810.619%
8728314Cumberland County950.613%
8827896Wilson County410.614%
8928530Pitt County170.619%
9027804Nash County550.620%
9127577Johnston County520.615%
9228262Mecklenburg County550.614%
9328358Robeson County610.621%
9427292Davidson County1270.616%
9527103Forsyth County660.613%
9628311Cumberland County620.612%
9728012Gaston County560.612%
9827525Franklin County440.614%
9928675Alleghany County180.617%
10028315Moore County300.614%
10128152Cleveland County470.618%
10228334Sampson County350.616%
10327295Davidson County1150.616%
10428150Cleveland County550.516%
10527330Lee County810.515%
10628801Buncombe County160.515%
10728469Brunswick County460.513%
10828173Union County220.516%
10928226Mecklenburg County680.512%
11027408Guilford County370.511%
11127610Wake County1220.514%
11227107Davidson County990.515%
11328645Caldwell County1130.517%
11428460Onslow County430.57%
11527511Wake County510.513%
11628387Moore County320.512%
11727249Guilford County280.514%
11828110Union County400.517%
11927127Forsyth County730.513%
12028025Cabarrus County1110.513%
12128107Cabarrus County240.515%
12228778Buncombe County170.518%
12327705Durham County580.513%
12427407Guilford County620.515%
12528023Rowan County320.516%
12628716Haywood County390.515%
12728134Mecklenburg County240.513%
12828443Pender County420.510%
12928273Mecklenburg County620.515%
13028630Caldwell County410.514%
13128001Stanly County540.513%
13228470Brunswick County280.512%
13327217Alamance County630.514%
13427565Granville County460.514%
13527870Halifax County460.520%
13627302Alamance County570.513%
13728650Catawba County220.514%
13828806Buncombe County620.512%
13927239Davidson County290.518%
14027576Johnston County290.514%
14128078Mecklenburg County1310.58%
14227045Forsyth County190.415%
14328079Union County190.414%
14428730Buncombe County180.415%
14528306Cumberland County650.410%
14628056Gaston County570.412%
14728037Lincoln County440.410%
14828621Surry County190.412%
14927320Rockingham County640.414%
15028146Rowan County560.413%
15128532Craven County280.410%
15228711Buncombe County270.412%
15327244Alamance County190.413%
15428112Union County230.416%
15528625Iredell County930.412%
15627106Forsyth County600.411%
15728105Mecklenburg County640.411%
15827104Forsyth County400.410%
15928405New Hanover County470.410%
16027597Wake County580.49%
16128804Buncombe County350.412%
16228461Brunswick County590.48%
16327546Harnett County220.49%
16428075Cabarrus County350.48%
16527591Wake County540.46%
16628546Onslow County710.46%
16728732Henderson County300.48%
16828374Moore County400.49%
16928540Onslow County670.47%
17028147Rowan County330.413%
17127569Johnston County150.414%
17228601Catawba County520.411%
17328027Cabarrus County1070.410%
17427282Guilford County230.410%
17527615Wake County560.410%
17627948Dare County340.410%
17727332Lee County500.49%
17828411New Hanover County610.49%
17927534Wayne County510.414%
18027522Granville County180.412%
18127892Martin County260.419%
18227021Stokes County300.49%
18327214Guilford County170.414%
18427604Wake County520.49%
18528390Harnett County250.49%
18627012Forsyth County460.49%
18728092Lincoln County480.411%
18828697Wilkes County170.413%
18928348Cumberland County490.49%
19028328Sampson County250.413%
19128034Gaston County250.413%
19228333Wayne County200.422%
19327263Randolph County270.411%
19427265Guilford County700.411%
19527455Guilford County400.49%
19628120Gaston County350.410%
19727301Guilford County150.410%
19827284Forsyth County760.410%
19928704Buncombe County230.49%
20028602Catawba County290.412%
20128805Buncombe County220.49%
20227519Wake County750.410%
20328803Buncombe County320.49%
20428786Haywood County350.411%
20528472Columbus County210.416%
20628694Ashe County170.411%
20728791Henderson County220.48%
20827587Wake County1070.47%
20928043Rutherford County240.412%
21027612Wake County380.47%
21128590Pitt County350.39%
21227712Durham County310.39%
21327524Johnston County190.311%
21428721Haywood County160.311%
21527889Beaufort County350.310%
21628714Yancey County290.312%
21728277Mecklenburg County770.38%
21827537Vance County300.316%
21928792Henderson County450.39%
22028104Union County180.310%
22127370Randolph County220.37%
22228376Hoke County490.38%
22328539Onslow County230.35%
22428021Gaston County170.310%
22527886Edgecombe County280.316%
22627312Chatham County300.310%
22727603Wake County550.37%
22828352Scotland County330.320%
22928412New Hanover County480.37%
23027055Yadkin County170.310%
23127517Chatham County280.37%
23227504Johnston County220.37%
23328779Jackson County250.311%
23427539Wake County290.37%
23528712Transylvania County270.38%
23627410Guilford County530.37%
23728210Mecklenburg County360.36%
23827592Wake County220.37%
23927514Orange County170.38%
24028787Buncombe County250.39%
24128613Catawba County200.39%
24227616Wake County540.38%
24328560Craven County360.37%
24427932Chowan County160.311%
24527529Wake County600.36%
24628409New Hanover County420.37%
24727288Rockingham County280.310%
24828312Cumberland County210.39%
24928734Macon County440.38%
25027863Wayne County200.310%
25128659Wilkes County190.310%
25228164Gaston County160.36%
25328365Duplin County240.317%
25427501Harnett County220.36%
25528551Lenoir County150.314%
25628326Harnett County180.36%
25727317Randolph County170.39%
25828752McDowell County150.38%
25927278Orange County300.38%
26028904Clay County150.38%
26127713Durham County470.37%
26228739Henderson County270.37%
26327520Johnston County470.38%
26427549Franklin County270.38%
26527596Franklin County240.35%
26627574Person County160.312%
26728655Burke County560.39%
26827523Chatham County180.37%
26927613Wake County360.37%
27028562Craven County390.25%
27128379Richmond County230.211%
27228451Brunswick County510.26%
27327516Orange County330.26%
27427526Harnett County580.25%
27527502Wake County400.26%
27627513Wake County290.26%
27728467Brunswick County190.24%
27828574Onslow County150.23%
27928715Buncombe County180.26%
28027205Randolph County250.26%
28128681Alexander County180.27%
28227527Johnston County250.25%
28327614Wake County170.24%
28427540Wake County230.14%

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Every ZIP in North Carolina, by county

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Alamance County · 10 ZIPs
Alexander County · 2 ZIPs
Alleghany County · 6 ZIPs
Anson County · 7 ZIPs
Ashe County · 11 ZIPs
Avery County · 8 ZIPs
Beaufort County · 8 ZIPs
Bertie County · 8 ZIPs
Bladen County · 9 ZIPs
Brunswick County · 12 ZIPs
Buncombe County · 16 ZIPs
Burke County · 9 ZIPs
Cabarrus County · 7 ZIPs
Caldwell County · 5 ZIPs
Camden County · 3 ZIPs
Carteret County · 17 ZIPs
Caswell County · 7 ZIPs
Catawba County · 9 ZIPs
Chatham County · 11 ZIPs
Cherokee County · 3 ZIPs
Chowan County · 2 ZIPs
Clay County · 3 ZIPs
Cleveland County · 12 ZIPs
Columbus County · 14 ZIPs
Craven County · 9 ZIPs
Cumberland County · 17 ZIPs
Currituck County · 15 ZIPs
Dare County · 14 ZIPs
Davidson County · 8 ZIPs
Davie County · 3 ZIPs
Duplin County · 12 ZIPs
Durham County · 10 ZIPs
Edgecombe County · 9 ZIPs
Forsyth County · 16 ZIPs
Franklin County · 5 ZIPs
Gaston County · 14 ZIPs
Gates County · 7 ZIPs
Graham County · 3 ZIPs
Granville County · 6 ZIPs
Greene County · 4 ZIPs
Guilford County · 26 ZIPs
Halifax County · 7 ZIPs
Harnett County · 11 ZIPs
Haywood County · 6 ZIPs
Henderson County · 13 ZIPs
Hertford County · 6 ZIPs
Hoke County · 2 ZIPs
Hyde County · 6 ZIPs
Iredell County · 9 ZIPs
Jackson County · 9 ZIPs
Johnston County · 11 ZIPs
Jones County · 2 ZIPs
Lee County · 3 ZIPs
Lenoir County · 4 ZIPs
Lincoln County · 5 ZIPs
Macon County · 5 ZIPs
Madison County · 3 ZIPs
Martin County · 8 ZIPs
McDowell County · 4 ZIPs
Mecklenburg County · 34 ZIPs
Mitchell County · 2 ZIPs
Montgomery County · 6 ZIPs
Moore County · 12 ZIPs
Nash County · 8 ZIPs
New Hanover County · 10 ZIPs
Northampton County · 12 ZIPs
Onslow County · 13 ZIPs
Orange County · 7 ZIPs
Pamlico County · 9 ZIPs
Pasquotank County · 1 ZIP
Pender County · 6 ZIPs
Perquimans County · 3 ZIPs
Person County · 6 ZIPs
Pitt County · 12 ZIPs
Polk County · 4 ZIPs
Randolph County · 12 ZIPs
Richmond County · 6 ZIPs
Robeson County · 15 ZIPs
Rockingham County · 7 ZIPs
Rowan County · 14 ZIPs
Rutherford County · 12 ZIPs
Sampson County · 11 ZIPs
Scotland County · 5 ZIPs
Stanly County · 9 ZIPs
Stokes County · 9 ZIPs
Surry County · 9 ZIPs
Swain County · 2 ZIPs
Transylvania County · 8 ZIPs
Tyrrell County · 1 ZIP
Union County · 8 ZIPs
Vance County · 5 ZIPs
Wake County · 32 ZIPs
Warren County · 6 ZIPs
Washington County · 3 ZIPs
Watauga County · 7 ZIPs
Wayne County · 8 ZIPs
Wilkes County · 12 ZIPs
Wilson County · 8 ZIPs
Yadkin County · 5 ZIPs
Yancey County · 3 ZIPs