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Apex town, NC
ZIP 27539 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 27539
K-12 nearby
100
Public
76
Private
24
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 27539 (Apex, NC) is associated with Wake County Schools (LEA 3704720) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.2% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Shepherds Theological Seminary about 6.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Wake County Schools
LEA ID
3704720
Private school share (ACS)
1.2%
Colleges & universities (88)
- Shepherds Theological Seminary6.1 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- Wake Technical Community College6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-public
- MyComputerCareer at Raleigh8.0 miles (12.8 km)2yr-private
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-public
- Meredith College10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina System11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public
- Shaw University11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- William Peace University12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Augustine's University13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Raleigh16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-private
- Campbell University18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- Durham Technical Community College21.0 miles (33.7 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 88 colleges & universities
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-public
- North Carolina Central University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-public
- Central Carolina Community College23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-public
- Duke University23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
- Watts College of Nursing25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- Heritage Bible College26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Johnston Community College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
- Methodist University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-private
- Alamance Community College40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-public
- Louisburg College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-private
- Fayetteville State University41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-public
- Fayetteville Technical Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
- Manna University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-public
- Vance-Granville Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
- Elon University48.6 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
- Barton College50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- Wilson Community College51.6 miles (83.1 km)2yr-public
- Wayne Community College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Mount Olive52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
- Piedmont Community College53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-public
- Sampson Community College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-public
- Nash Community College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina A & T State University60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-public
- Bennett College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
- Greensboro College61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
- Health And Style Institute62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-private
- North Carolina Wesleyan University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College63.1 miles (101.6 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-North Carolina65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
- James Sprunt Community College69.0 miles (111.1 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point69.1 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
- High Point University69.3 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
- Danville Community College69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-public
- Robeson Community College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
- Sovah School of Health Professions70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-private
- Averett University70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
- Edgecombe Community College71.0 miles (114.3 km)2yr-public
- Bladen Community College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
- Rockingham Community College72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College73.5 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
- St. Andrews University74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
- Lenoir Community College76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
- Pitt Community College79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-public
- East Carolina University81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-public
- Stanly Community College83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University83.7 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-public
- Halifax Community College84.6 miles (136.1 km)2yr-public
- Salem College84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
- Forsyth Technical Community College86.0 miles (138.5 km)2yr-public
- Carolina Christian College87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-private
- Wake Forest University87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College92.8 miles (149.3 km)2yr-public
- Southeastern Community College92.9 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary93.6 miles (150.7 km)4yr-private
- Catawba College93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-public
- Livingstone College93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
- Patrick & Henry Community College94.1 miles (151.4 km)2yr-public
- Southside Virginia Community College94.6 miles (152.2 km)2yr-public
- Martin Community College97.0 miles (156.1 km)2yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville98.8 miles (159.0 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton Grove High | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Pine Springs Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Holly Ridge Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Holly Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Holly Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY HOLLY SPRINGS PRE-K-12 | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Penny Road Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Middle Creek High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Oak Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Middle Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| West Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Oakview Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lufkin Road Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| West Lake Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Holly Grove Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Holly Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Herbert Akins Road Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Holly Springs High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Apex Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Triangle Math and Science Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Herbert Akins Rd Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Apex Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| MARIPOSA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Woods Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI CREATIVE LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Buckhorn Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Southern Wake Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ST ANDREWS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Pleasant Plains Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY APEX K-5 | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| ST MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| Baucom Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Apex High | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Ballentine Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Scotts Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY APEX JH/HS | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Fuquay-Varina High | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Apex Friendship Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| PEACE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Apex Friendship High | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Laurel Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Peak Charter Academy | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Apex Friendship Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Salem Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Rex Road Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Salem Middle | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Fuquay-Varina Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| THE GROVE SCHOOL OF CARY | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Farmington Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Olive Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| HILLTOP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Yates Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| TRUE ABALITIES LRNG. ACADEMY LLC | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Briarcliff Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Banks Road Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Wake STEM Early College High School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Crossroads FLEX | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| SCORE Academy | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| CARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF RALEIGH | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Cary High | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Dillard Drive Middle | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Davis Drive Middle | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Dillard Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Connections Academy | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| RENAISSANCE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CARY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Willow Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Davis Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Turner Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Cary Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Adams Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY-PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| THALES ACADEMY OF CARY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| East Cary Middle | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| South Lakes Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Bowling Road Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Fuquay-Varina Middle | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.6 km) |
| KNOWLEDGE BEGINNINGS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Weatherstone Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Willow Spring High | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Green Level High | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| TRIANGLE MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.3 km) |
| Kingswood Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Vance Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Northwoods Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Northwest Harnett Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| WAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| The Math and Science Academy of Apex | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| LEARN WITH THE BEST SCHOOL, INC. | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Athens Drive High | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| West Cary Middle | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Cardinal Charter Academy | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Centennial Campus Middle | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Green Hope Elementary | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 27539
What school district is ZIP code 27539 in?
ZIP 27539 (Apex, NC) maps to Wake County Schools (LEA ID 3704720) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 27539?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 27539 attend private school?
About 1.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27539 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 61.9% |
| High school | 10.5% |
| Less than HS | 4.5% |
| School district | Wake County Schools |