Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:58 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:21 am – 5:04 pm
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People34,226 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.613,747 householdsMedian household income $128,834Median home value $577,400Median rent $1,647 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,817 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 16,563 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, education and health care 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 10%Average commute 26 minutes57% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 36% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days36 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Falls Lake station, 3 mi away; snow from Raleigh Durham Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksAdam Mountainpeak · 1.8 miCamp Kanata Lake Number Twolake · 4.4 miLake Annelake · 7.6 miSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminarycollege · 6.4 miWake Technical Community College - Scott Northern Wake Campuscollege · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Raleigh Open Space - Anne L.Wilkerson MD Nature Preserverecreation area · 1.6 mi · 157 acresCity of Raleigh Open Space - Planned White Water Parkrecreation area · 2.4 mi · 84 acresFalls Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.6 mi · 4,891 acresButner-Falls of Neuse Game Landstate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 40,671 acresWilliam B. Umstead State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 5,611 acresNew Light Creekstate conservation land · 6.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWake County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured115 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wake County monitors, NC
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Raleighserves 650,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation287 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWakeMed North Hospital2.8 miPost officeNorth Ridge Post Office3.8 miTown hallWake Forest Town Hall6.6 miPoliceCapitol Special Police3.6 miFire stationNorthern Wake Fire Department Station 11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU11 miInterstateI-5402.8 miUS highwayUS 14.4 miAmtrakNorth Carolina State Fair, NC NSF12 miCoachRaleighSunway Charters9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27614 ZIP area.
