Wake Forest Area Chamber Team
Community Champions
Community Leaders
Community Advocate
Community Partners
Community Builders
Businesses in bold type are Integrated Investors. They support both the Chamber and its charitable Foundation.
Alger Financial
Allen Tate Realtors
Atlantic Tire & Service
B & W Hardware Co.
Capital Powersports
Carolina Hurricanes
Crumbl Cookies
Duke Raleigh Hospital
Fidelity Bank
Focus Design Builders LLC
Goldfish Swim School
Granite Construction Services, Inc.
Heritage Golf Club/1250 Heritage Club Restaurant
Modern Day Electric, LLC
NEAT NC
The Sutherland
WakeMed
Wake Forest Federal
White Street Brewing Company
Wake Forest Information
Below are some quick facts about Wake Forest. For complete details on all aspects of living in Wake Forest, visit the Wake Forest Economic Development website. This site includes a variety of community data, including population, education, cost of living, taxes, recreation, arts and culture, industry, major employers, and more.
Population
Wake Forest: 45,260
Wake County: 1,092,305
Climate
Average annual temperature: 60.8 degrees
Annual precipitation: 46.68 inches
Healthcare
World-renowned healthcare providers, including WakeMed Health & Hospitals, UNC Rex Healthcare, and Raleigh Duke Hospital.
Education
• Award-winning Wake County K-12 public education system (WCPSS) with 48 Magnet school programs, 28 NC STEM designated schools, 18 Career Academies, 2 single-gender Leadership Academies, and 3 Early College programs
• 84 private schools in Wake County serve over 17,589 students, and 20 Charter Schools granted through the WCPSS
• Three top-tier research universities are within close proximity: North Carolina State University (Raleigh), Duke University (Durham), and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill)
Education
• Award-winning Wake County K-12 public education system (WCPSS) with 48 Magnet school programs, 28 NC STEM designated schools, 18 Career Academies, 2 single-gender Leadership Academies, and 3 Early College programs
• 84 private schools in Wake County serve over 17,589 students, and 20 Charter Schools granted through the WCPSS
• Three top-tier research universities are within close proximity: North Carolina State University (Raleigh), Duke University (Durham), and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill)
Transportation
Wake Forest is a short distance away from I-95, I-85 and I-40 providing major thoroughfares to all of the key destinations up and down the East Coast and across the region. Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) Airport serves the region.
Outdoor Activities
Enjoy a wide array of outdoor activities including golfing, hiking, cycling, fishing, boating, swimming and more. The 30,000-acre Falls Lake Recreation Area is minutes away!
Quality of Life
Wake Forest has 561 acres of local parks, open space, and natural land and trails, which includes five baseball/softball fields, three soccer fields, one pool, six picnic areas, eight playgrounds, eight lighted tennis courts, a dog park, the Wake Forest Community House, Flaherty Park and Joyner Park Community Centers, and more than six miles of greenway trails.
Interested in cultural amenities and events? A plethora take place in Wake Forest: Friday Night on White (April-September), Farmer’s Market, Six Sundays in Spring concerts at Joyner Park, Mardi Gras Street Festival, Holiday Open House, Historic Home Tour, Meet in the Street arts and crafts festival, ARTS Wake Forest events, Forest Moon Community Theater, Wake Forest Renaissance Centre programming and more!
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