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Apex, NC ZIP Codes

3 ZIP codes use the postal name Apex, North Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income runs from $135,625 in 27523 to $145,947 in 27539 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Apex's most populous ZIP code is 27502, with 48,530 people (ACS 2020-2024); 44% of its land is in the city of Apex.

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Where are Apex's ZIP codes?

27502: $144k median household income27523: $136k median household income27539: $146k median household income27523275392750227502: $144k median household income27523: $136k median household income27539: $146k median household income27523275392750227502: $144k median household income27523: $136k median household income27539: $146k median household income275232753927502
The 3 residential ZIP codes named Apex, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Apex's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 27539 ($145,947), the lowest in 27523 ($135,625). Home values run from $550,900 in 27502 to $659,300 in 27523.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 3 residential ZIP codes of Apex

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Apex, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
27502 Wake County 48,530 1,713 $144k $551k
27539 Wake County 25,878 835 $146k $566k
27523 Chatham County 20,269 526 $136k $659k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Which counties do Apex's ZIP codes reach?

Apex's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Wake County (2 ZIP codes mainly there), Chatham County (1 ZIP code mainly there).

Which places do Apex's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Apex's residential ZIP codes cover Apex itself and 2 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Apex's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Apex starts with 275.

Three-digit prefixes of Apex's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Apex's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
275 Raleigh, NC (SCF 275) 3 80

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.