The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 27543 sells for about $339,900, or $177 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.1%), a market in balance. Homes take about 76 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,450 a month.
ZIP 27543 — Kipling
The housing market in the 27543 ZIP code is characterized by low inventory and limited residential activity, as the area is primarily a rural PO Box designation. Market conditions are stable, reflecting broader trends in Harnett County where demand remains steady but constrained by limited housing supply. Most residential activity is concentrated in the surrounding areas rather than the ZIP itself.
This ZIP is primarily for rural residents or those utilizing PO Box services in the Kipling area; it is not a primary residential market for typical home buyers or investors.
Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 76 days on market with 3.4 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
21% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.1% · poverty 11.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
net influx — more people moved in than out
ZCTA 27543, Harnett County, NC
Not determinable at the ZIP level; local law enforcement data for the unincorporated Kipling area is aggregated within Harnett County reporting.
Schools serving the area are part of the Harnett County Schools district, which maintains a standard rural-district performance profile.
The area is subject to standard North Carolina inland flood and hurricane-wind risk profiles; insurance premiums are influenced by regional hazard exposure.
Economic momentum is tied to the broader Raleigh-Durham and Fayetteville metro corridors, with growth primarily driven by regional logistics and agricultural support.
Property taxes are levied by Harnett County and the state of North Carolina; there are no municipal taxes for this unincorporated area, though special fire and school district levies apply.
Commuting is primarily car-dependent, with residents traveling toward the Fayetteville or Raleigh-Durham employment hubs via regional highway corridors.
Recreation is limited within the immediate ZIP; residents typically access larger parks and outdoor amenities in nearby Lillington or Sanford.
The rental market is limited due to the ZIP's classification as a PO Box-only area with minimal residential housing stock.
The local economy is anchored by agricultural, logistics, and service-sector employment within the broader Harnett County and Fayetteville metro area.
Transportation is entirely highway-based, with no public transit infrastructure serving this rural ZIP code.
Development is largely focused on low-density residential and agricultural land use within the county's long-term planning framework.
Harnett County Tax Department conducts periodic revaluations to determine property assessments based on market value.
Parcels are subject to Harnett County school district taxes and local fire district assessments.
Property insurance rates are consistent with rural North Carolina inland risk profiles, with premiums sensitive to regional storm activity.
North Carolina continues to see positive net domestic migration, particularly in the Raleigh-Durham and surrounding suburban counties.
North Carolina is a judicial foreclosure state, requiring court action to complete the foreclosure process.
Sellers are required to provide a Residential Property and Owners' Association Disclosure Statement to buyers.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables.
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Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Regional access to county-maintained outdoor spaces.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.