Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:57 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:20 am – 5:03 pm
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People82,886 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.829,545 householdsMedian household income $133,743Median home value $497,800Median rent $1,544 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,498 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 43,315 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 19%, retail 11%Average commute 30 minutes62% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 31% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages58% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% 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, 6 mi away; snow from Raleigh Durham Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminarycollege · 2.2 miCamp Kanata Lake Number Twolake · 1.6 miEfland Millpondlake · 2.0 miAdam Mountainpeak · 5.9 miWake Technical Community College - Scott Northern Wake Campuscollege · 7.9 miFranklinton Reservoirreservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Raleigh Greenway - Wakefield Trailrecreation area · 1.7 miTown of Wake Forest Open Space - OS-023recreation area · 1.9 mi · 117 acresNew Light Creekstate conservation land · 4.2 miFalls Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.2 mi · 4,891 acresButner-Falls of Neuse Game Landstate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 40,671 acresMitchell Mill State Natural Areastate park · 9.9 mi · 86 acresSource: 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 subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Light Masterserves 2,619 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation301 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWakeMed North Hospital5.6 miPost officeWake Forest Post Office2.3 miTown hallWake Forest Town Hall2.4 miPoliceWake Forest Police Department Downtown Substation2.5 miFire stationWake Forest Fire Department Station 41.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighNorth Wake College and Career Academyunder a mileSchoolSaint Catherine of Siena Catholic School1.6 miElementaryNorth Forest Pines Elementary School1.9 miCollegeSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU15 miInterstateI-5406.6 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakUnion Station RGH15 miCoachRaleigh Bus StationFlixBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27587 ZIP area.
