ZIP 28555 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Onslow County, North Carolina's ZIP 28555 registers 31/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (91/100), climate & FEMA risk (77/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (66/100). The latent-versus-live split is 68/100 structural and 9/100 already moving. The most distinctive pressure shows up in institutional ownership (76/100), structural risk (68/100), construction/permit lag (42/100). mortgage stress (29/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.6% over the trailing year, 1.0% off the recent peak, and 24% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $71,250, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Around 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 14.1%. 5,893 residents call 28555 home, typically aged 38. The ZIP holds roughly 2,773 housing units. 72% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $170,700 (2.1× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 13.9% — elevated.

Taken together, 28555 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.