Housing vacancy: zip codes ranked in North Carolina

Share of housing units that are empty, including seasonal and vacation homes, homes for sale or rent, and abandoned units. High in resort and declining areas. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the most vacant homes

#	Zip	City	Vacancy	Population
1	28223	Charlotte	100%	4,953
2	27506	Buies Creek	89.3%	1,056
3	27927	Corolla	87.2%	1,199
4	28512	Atlantic Beach	80.9%	3,358
5	28774	Sapphire	75.4%	1,451
6	28594	Emerald Isle	72%	3,934
7	28717	Cashiers	71.5%	1,265
8	27959	Nags Head	70%	3,170
9	28604	Banner Elk	66.6%	7,869
10	28736	Glenville	66.3%	1,000
11	28741	Highlands	61.7%	4,257
12	28605	Blowing Rock	61.6%	3,883
13	27842	Henrico	60.9%	1,538
14	28531	Harkers Island	60.5%	1,060
15	27949	Kitty Hawk	60.1%	8,251
16	28465	Oak Island	59.4%	8,756
17	28746	Lake Lure	58.1%	2,744
18	28751	Maggie Valley	55.6%	4,159
19	28747	Lake Toxaway	55.5%	2,021
20	28468	Sunset Beach	53.7%	5,154
21	28480	Wrightsville Beach	53.7%	2,776
22	28462	Supply	53.1%	12,340
23	28428	Carolina Beach	50.8%	7,136
24	28449	Kure Beach	49.8%	2,131
25	27343	Semora	49.7%	1,232
26	27551	Macon	49.5%	1,836
27	28445	Holly Ridge	49.4%	10,797
28	28469	Ocean Isle Beach	49%	10,404
29	27948	Kill Devil Hills	45.1%	12,436
30	27860	Pantego	44.4%	1,546
31	27920	Buxton	42.4%	1,267
32	28657	Newland	41.6%	8,188
33	27850	Littleton	40.7%	7,053
34	27897	Woodland	40.4%	1,194
35	27306	Mount Gilead	40.3%	5,486
36	27810	Belhaven	39.2%	3,336
37	28644	Laurel Springs	39.2%	1,433
38	28684	Todd	38.6%	1,961
39	27814	Blounts Creek	38.4%	1,671
40	28909	Warne	38.3%	1,002
41	27553	Manson	37%	1,506
42	28627	Glade Valley	36.9%	1,193
43	28618	Deep Gap	36.6%	2,208
44	27824	Engelhard	35.7%	1,109
45	28789	Whittier	35.2%	5,788
46	28460	Sneads Ferry	35.1%	13,532
47	28713	Bryson City	35%	8,425
48	28783	Tuckasegee	35%	1,785
49	27957	Merry Hill	34.9%	1,012
50	28743	Hot Springs	33.9%	2,211
51	28127	New London	33.4%	8,506
52	27022	Lawsonville	33.3%	1,285
53	28617	Crumpler	33.1%	1,839
54	28692	Vilas	32.6%	4,367
55	28622	Elk Park	32.1%	2,565
56	28521	Chinquapin	32.1%	1,593
57	28773	Saluda	31.7%	3,441
58	28626	Fleetwood	31.7%	3,173
59	28693	Warrensville	31.7%	1,071
60	27806	Aurora	31.3%	2,152
61	28906	Murphy	31.2%	20,526
62	28801	Asheville	30.7%	14,691
63	28711	Black Mountain	30.5%	12,663
64	28337	Elizabethtown	30.5%	8,357
65	28904	Hayesville	30.4%	10,050
66	28654	Moravian Falls	30.1%	3,168
67	28450	Lake Waccamaw	29.7%	2,337
68	27820	Conway	29.4%	2,201
69	28705	Bakersville	29.3%	6,732
70	28682	Terrell	29.3%	1,701
71	27925	Columbia	29.2%	3,382
72	28709	Barnardsville	29.2%	2,260
73	28740	Green Mountain	28.8%	2,158
74	28623	Ennice	28.5%	1,814
75	28643	Lansing	28.4%	3,615
76	28771	Robbinsville	28.3%	7,567
77	27808	Bath	28.1%	2,220
78	28785	Waynesville	27.9%	8,311
79	28730	Fairview	27.9%	7,605
80	28772	Rosman	27.9%	1,375
81	28640	Jefferson	27.8%	4,820
82	27970	Roper	27.7%	2,439
83	28754	Mars Hill	27.5%	9,682
84	28665	Purlear	27.5%	2,483
85	28714	Burnsville	27.1%	16,397
86	28723	Cullowhee	27.1%	12,756
87	28515	Bayboro	27.1%	2,822
88	28803	Asheville	27%	33,718
89	28578	Seven Springs	26.9%	4,219
90	28442	Hallsboro	26.8%	1,810
91	28704	Arden	26.2%	24,138
92	28137	Richfield	26.2%	2,664
93	28529	Grantsboro	26.2%	1,804
94	27983	Windsor	25.7%	8,007
95	28571	Oriental	25.7%	2,678
96	28167	Union Mills	25.5%	2,253
97	28510	Arapahoe	25.3%	1,718
98	28607	Boone	25%	35,679
99	28756	Mill Spring	25%	4,706
100	27305	Milton	25%	1,397

Zip codes with the fewest vacant homes

#	Zip	City	Vacancy	Population
1	28542	Camp Lejeune	0%	3,508
2	28726	East Flat Rock	0.6%	4,363
3	27019	Germanton	1.5%	3,544
4	27976	South Mills	1.7%	4,309
5	27009	Belews Creek	2.1%	2,939
6	27235	Colfax	2.1%	5,237
7	27505	Broadway	2.2%	8,152
8	27712	Durham	2.2%	24,299
9	28129	Oakboro	3.1%	5,852
10	27023	Lewisville	3.1%	14,414
11	27527	Clayton	3.1%	39,256
12	27519	Cary	3.1%	69,836
13	27583	Timberlake	3.2%	7,242
14	28270	Charlotte	3.2%	32,448
15	28523	Cove City	3.3%	2,753
16	27310	Oak Ridge	3.4%	8,622
17	27596	Youngsville	3.4%	22,232
18	28133	Peachland	3.5%	2,060
19	28079	Indian Trail	3.6%	43,035
20	28097	Locust	3.7%	8,303
21	28164	Stanley	3.7%	16,874
22	27591	Wendell	3.7%	29,838
23	28138	Rockwell	3.8%	10,271
24	28078	Huntersville	3.8%	71,657
25	27852	Macclesfield	3.9%	2,269
26	27282	Jamestown	3.9%	15,927
27	28637	Hildebran	4%	1,911
28	27539	Apex	4%	25,878
29	28104	Matthews	4%	36,641
30	27503	Bahama	4.1%	5,374
31	27571	Rolesville	4.2%	9,095
32	28107	Midland	4.3%	10,244
33	27592	Willow Spring	4.3%	21,114
34	27012	Clemmons	4.3%	30,543
35	27520	Clayton	4.3%	48,014
36	28173	Waxhaw	4.3%	65,274
37	27545	Knightdale	4.4%	34,163
38	28409	Wilmington	4.4%	36,163
39	27526	Fuquay Varina	4.4%	61,588
40	27501	Angier	4.5%	24,806
41	27502	Apex	4.5%	48,530
42	28006	Alexis	4.6%	1,518
43	28277	Charlotte	4.6%	73,882
44	28163	Stanfield	4.7%	6,491
45	27958	Moyock	4.7%	14,408
46	27929	Currituck	4.8%	3,281
47	27265	High Point	4.8%	48,798
48	27713	Durham	4.8%	59,197
49	27357	Stokesdale	4.9%	9,922
50	27408	Greensboro	4.9%	16,519
51	28508	Albertson	5%	1,813
52	28636	Hiddenite	5%	4,496
53	28278	Charlotte	5%	37,420
54	28436	Delco	5.1%	1,922
55	28658	Newton	5.1%	26,336
56	28227	Charlotte	5.1%	60,482
57	27587	Wake Forest	5.1%	82,886
58	27013	Cleveland	5.2%	6,575
59	28134	Pineville	5.2%	13,245
60	27455	Greensboro	5.2%	29,302
61	28348	Hope Mills	5.2%	39,196
62	28373	Pinebluff	5.5%	2,589
63	28105	Matthews	5.5%	46,817
64	27540	Holly Springs	5.5%	47,771
65	27597	Zebulon	5.6%	30,184
66	28538	Hookerton	5.7%	1,989
67	27052	Walnut Cove	5.7%	10,506
68	28120	Mount Holly	5.7%	25,805
69	28012	Belmont	5.7%	26,556
70	28273	Charlotte	5.7%	50,966
71	27529	Garner	5.7%	55,242
72	27610	Raleigh	5.7%	81,419
73	28033	Crouse	5.8%	3,481
74	28075	Harrisburg	5.8%	21,517
75	27284	Kernersville	5.8%	58,065
76	27947	Jarvisburg	5.9%	1,028
77	27608	Raleigh	5.9%	12,604
78	27358	Summerfield	5.9%	15,685
79	28056	Gastonia	5.9%	36,200
80	28412	Wilmington	5.9%	44,166
81	28269	Charlotte	5.9%	79,586
82	28392	Tar Heel	6%	1,758
83	27048	Stoneville	6%	7,814
84	27203	Asheboro	6%	23,224
85	28590	Winterville	6%	27,471
86	27581	Stem	6.1%	3,880
87	28690	Valdese	6.1%	9,196
88	27703	Durham	6.1%	63,458
89	27616	Raleigh	6.1%	63,520
90	27980	Tyner	6.2%	1,647
91	28525	Deep Run	6.2%	3,613
92	27562	New Hill	6.2%	5,659
93	28174	Wingate	6.2%	9,573
94	27370	Trinity	6.2%	15,001
95	27517	Chapel Hill	6.2%	29,564
96	28214	Charlotte	6.2%	43,837
97	27513	Cary	6.2%	46,979
98	28216	Charlotte	6.2%	57,507
99	27937	Gates	6.3%	2,936
100	28098	Lowell	6.3%	3,851

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