Wake Forest North Carolina ZIP Codes
Wake Forest holds 2 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Wake Forest
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 27587 | Wake County |
| 27588 | Wake County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Wake Forest codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Wake Forest. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Wake Forest ZIP code begins 275. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 80 ZIP codes, so Wake Forest accounts for 3% of it.
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Area codes covering Wake Forest
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Wake Forest occupies.
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Where Wake Forest's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Wake Forest
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Rolesville North Carolina ZIP codes | 4.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Youngsville North Carolina ZIP codes | 5.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Franklinton North Carolina ZIP codes | 10 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Raleigh North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 44 ZIP codes |
| Knightdale North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Creedmoor North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Zebulon North Carolina ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Bunn North Carolina ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.