Welcome to Wake County ...
Time Zone: Wake County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Raleigh is the Seat for Wake County. Raleigh is also the capital of North Carolina.
Wake County was founded in 1771. Wake was created by taking area from Cumberland, Johnston and Orange Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wake had a population of 1,111,761 people. This is an increase of 22.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 906,870 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wake represented 9.51% of the total population of North Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Wake County:
- Apex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Wake County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <2>
- Fuquay - Varina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knightdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zebulon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Websites specific to Wake County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Nash County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |