North Carolina · Census place 3701520
Apex, North Carolina
Apex is a town in 2 counties of North Carolina with an estimated 75,977 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 14th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 75,977
- #14 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +16.5%
- +10,765 people
- Land area
- 26.9 sq mi
- + 0.10 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,823 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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Apex population, 2020 to 2024
Apex added 10,765 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +16.5%. In the latest year it moved by +3,181. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 14th; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so Apex is 5.2 times that size.
Apex covers 26.91 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 2,823 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Apex is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Apex spans
Apex crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 75,977 residents as follows; Wake County holds 100.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Wake County75,946
- 02Chatham County31
ZIP codes in Apex
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Apex by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 27502, 27523, 27539. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Apex is
The Census internal point of Apex is at 35.725600, -78.879900. Raleigh, the capital, is 14.0 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Cary, NC (182,659 people), 5.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.725600, -78.879900
- DMS
- 35°43'32.16"N 78°52'47.64"W
- UTM
- 17N 691753.4E 3955586.2N
- Geohash
- dnrgjp9kt
- Plus code
- 8773P4GC+62
Daylight in Apex
At 35.73° N, Apex gets about 14 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Apex
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Cary, 5.0 miles away, with 182,659 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Apex, NC?
75,977 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 10,765 (16.5%) from 65,212 in July 2020.
What county is Apex in?
It spans 2 counties: Wake County (75,946 residents), Chatham County (31 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Apex?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 27502, 27523, 27539.
How far is Apex from Raleigh?
14.0 miles (22.6 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Apex.
What is the nearest larger city to Apex?
Cary, NC, with 182,659 residents, 5.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.