Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:57 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:19 am – 5:03 pm
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People30,184 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.910,976 householdsMedian household income $84,625Median home value $312,500Median rent $997 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,056 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 14,824 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, construction 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 34 minutes72% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 14%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month September3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days48 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clayton 3e station, 15 mi away; snow from Zebulon 3 Sw
Parks and public landsTown of Zebulon Open Space - Zebulon Community Parkrecreation area · 1.4 miTown of Zebulon Open Space - Carolina Mudcats Stadiumrecreation area · 2.3 miMitchell Mill State Natural Areastate park · 6.8 mi · 86 acresRaleigh National Cemeteryhistoric site · 18.3 miWilliam B. Umstead State Parkstate park · 23.5 mi · 5,611 acresGreenway Dedicationstate park · 25.9 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuffalo Creek S/dserves 721 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation297 ft91 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherSchoolEast Wake Academyunder a mileMiddleZebulon Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryZebulon Magnet Elementary School1.0 miCollegeWake Technical Community College - Scott Northern Wake Campus13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU27 miInterstateI-876.8 miUS highwayUS 264under a mileAmtrakUnion Station RGH20 miCoachRaleigh New Bern AveFlixBus16 miTransit1 stop within a mileGoTriangleSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27597 ZIP area.
