Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Wake Forest is a town in Franklin and Wake counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina; located almost entirely in Wake County, it lies just north of the state capital, Raleigh. At the 2020 census, the population was 47,601, up from 30,117 in 2010.[5] It is part of the Raleigh metropolitan area. Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.
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Wake Forest, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°57′24″N 78°31′29″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Wake, Franklin |
Incorporated | 1880 |
Named for | The large wooded areas of North Wake County[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vivian A. Jones (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 19.67 sq mi (50.95 km2) |
• Land | 19.52 sq mi (50.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 54,741 |
• Density | 2,438.83/sq mi (941.62/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EST) |
ZIP Codes | 27587–27588 |
Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
FIPS code | 37-70540[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2406816[3] |
Website | www.wakeforestnc.gov |
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