Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:57 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:20 am – 5:03 pm
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People9,095 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.73,056 householdsMedian household income $131,139Median home value $495,100Median rent $1,085 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,129 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 4,482 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 18%, retail 12%Average commute 32 minutes68% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages61% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 9%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, other Indo-European languages 3%5% 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 September3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days36 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Falls Lake station, 11 mi away; snow from Zebulon 3 Sw
Nearby landmarksBrown Lakelake · 1.3 miChandler Lakelake · 1.7 miSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminarycollege · 4.8 miWake Technical Community College - Scott Northern Wake Campuscollege · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Rolesville Open Space - Main Street Parkrecreation area · within reachTown of Rolesville Open Space - Community & Ballfield Parkrecreation area · under a mileMitchell Mill State Natural Areastate park · 3.9 mi · 86 acresNew Light Creekstate conservation land · 10.4 miFalls Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 12.4 mi · 4,891 acresRaleigh National Cemeteryhistoric site · 13.6 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription92% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCountry Crossing S/dserves 135 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation421 ft128 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWakeMed North Hospital7.7 miPost officeRolesville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRolesville Town Hallunder a milePoliceRolesville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRolesville Rural Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 highElementarySanford Creek Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryRolesville Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleThales Academy Rolesville Junior High/High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU19 miInterstateI-5406.1 miUS highwayUS 401 Busunder a mileAmtrakUnion Station RGH15 miCoachRaleigh New Bern AveFlixBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27571 ZIP area.
