Apex, North Carolina

Apex, North Carolina
Town
Apex Historic District
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Nickname:  Peak City
Motto:  "The Peak of Good Living"
Location in Wake County and North Carolina
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Coordinates: 35°43′11″N 78°50′38″W / 35.71972°N 78.84389°W / 35.71972; -78.84389
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Wake
Incorporated	1873
Named for	Highest point on the Chatham Railroad[1]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [2]
• Total	25.15 sq mi (65.13 km2)
• Land	25.06 sq mi (64.90 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.36%
Elevation [3]	390 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	58,780
• Density	2,345.66/sq mi (905.67/km2)
Demonym	Apexian or Apexer
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	27502, 27523, 27539
Area codes	919, 984
FIPS code	37-01520[5]
GNIS feature ID	2405157[3]
Website	www.apexnc.org

Apex is a town in the U.S. State of North Carolina. It is part of Wake County.

1. ↑ "Our History". www.apexnc.org. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apex, North Carolina
4. ↑ "QuickFacts: Apex town, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.