ZIP Code 27523

27523 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Apex, Wake County.

City: Apex
County: Wake County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 275xx

Where this code sits

27523 is part of the 275xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Apex is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Apex page.

Apex North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27523 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 27523

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27523.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27502	0.0 mi	Apex, NC
ZIP code 27539	0.0 mi	Apex, NC
ZIP code 27518	3.8 mi	Cary, NC
ZIP code 27511	4.5 mi	Cary, NC
ZIP code 27513	5.7 mi	Cary, NC
ZIP code 27512	5.9 mi	Cary, NC
ZIP code 27562	6.1 mi	New Hill, NC
ZIP code 27519	6.4 mi	Cary, NC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 27523, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 27523. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.