Zip Area Code

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Wake Forest, North Carolina, in Wake County, has ZIP codes 27587 and 27588 and area code 919, with 984 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
27587, 27588
Area codes
919, 984
Time zone
Eastern Time
Coordinates
35.9773, -78.4950

ZIP codes in Wake Forest

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
27587Wake ForestWake County919, 984
27588*Wake ForestWake County919, 984

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Wake Forest

  • Area code 919

    In service since 1954. Shares its area with 984. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

  • Area code 984

    In service since April 30, 2012. Shares its area with 919. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Wake Forest is in the Eastern Time zone.

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