Heritage is the planned community on Wake Forest's south side, zoned for Heritage High, with greenways and the Smith Creek Soccer Center. ZIP code 27587.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: OpenStreetMap neighborhood and town boundaries, the Wake County Public School System’s current base attendance areas, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, the Town of Wake Forest’s park and greenway pages and Zillow Research.
Heritage is the large planned community on the south side of Wake Forest, southeast of downtown. OpenStreetMap maps it as Heritage Wake Forest, with named sections such as Heritage North and Heritage South, townhouse sections and apartment communities including Heritage Village and the Crossings at Heritage. Its three public schools, Heritage Elementary, Middle and High, share its name.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: Heritage High, 67.3% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26, for 96% of the points we checked. Check an address with the district’s base school lookup.
- Home value: $508,282 in ZIP code 27587 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest U.S. 1 exit: Exit 124, N.C. 98 (Dr. Calvin Jones Highway), about 4.5 miles by road.
Part of our Wake Forest neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
Heritage lies east of Rogers Road and Forestville Road, where its three schools stand, about 3.4 miles by road from Town Hall. On OpenStreetMap, which we used to define it, the Heritage Wake Forest area takes in Heritage North at its north end and Heritage South at its south end. About 92% of the points we checked inside it were within the town limits on OpenStreetMap’s town boundary; a separate Heritage East section to the southeast is outside them. The area is in ZIP code 27587.
To check whether a lot is inside the town, look it up on Wake County’s iMAPS or the town’s corporate limits map (PDF). Homes outside the limits do not pay the town’s property tax; see our property tax guide.
Schools
We checked 84 points across Heritage against the Wake County Public School System’s current base attendance areas.
| Level | School | Share of points | At grade level, 2025-26 | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Heritage Elementary | 81% | 78.0% | Exceeded |
| Elementary | Jones Dairy Elementary | 17% | 81.8% | Not met |
| Middle | Heritage Middle | 98% | 81.2% | Met |
| High | Heritage High | 96% | 67.3% | Met |
One point each was zoned for Sanford Creek Elementary, Wake Forest Elementary, Rolesville Middle or Wake Forest Middle, and three were zoned for Wake Forest High or Rolesville High, at the edges. “At grade level” is the share of state tests at grade level or above in the state’s 2025-26 accountability data; “growth” is whether students gained as much as the state expects in a year.
In the federal school directory, Heritage Elementary is at 3500 Rogers Road, Heritage Middle at 3400 Rogers Road and Heritage High at 1150 Forestville Road. Jones Dairy Elementary is at 1100 Jones Dairy Road. Check an address in the base school lookup. More in our schools guide.
Home values
The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP code 27587, which covers all of Wake Forest, was $508,282 in August 2026, down 0.8% from $512,457 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for the town was $507,240. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and it is not specific to Heritage. More in our home prices guide.
Parks and trails
From the town’s park and greenway pages, as listed in our parks and trails guide:
- Smith Creek Soccer Center, 690 Heritage Lake Road: 17 acres with three soccer fields, a shelter, a playground and the Dunn Creek Greenway trailhead, according to its town page.
- Dunn Creek Greenway: about 1 mile, paved and boardwalk, from the soccer center north to the N.C. 98 Bypass.
- Sanford Creek Greenway: 0.85 mile, paved and boardwalk, from the end of Marshall Farm Road in Heritage South.
Getting around
- U.S. 1 (Capital Boulevard): Exit 124, N.C. 98 (Dr. Calvin Jones Highway), about 4.5 miles by road, and Exit 125, N.C. 98 Business (Durham Road), about 6.1 miles. Exit numbers and names are from NCDOT’s interchange inventory.
- Interstate 540: the Capital Boulevard interchange, Exits 16 and 17, about 9.9 miles.
- Downtown and Town Hall: about 3.4 miles by road.
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport: about 21 miles by road.
- Bus: the nearest WRX express stops to Raleigh are on South Main Street at Rogers Road, according to GoTriangle’s schedule data. Go Wake Forest on-demand rides cover the town at 984-342-2319.
Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network from the middle of Heritage; they are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
From OpenStreetMap:
- Supermarkets: Harris Teeter, 3638 Rogers Road; Publix, 1030 Forestville Road.
- Pharmacy: Walgreens, Thompson Glenn Place.
- Shopping centers: Shoppes of Heritage, Rogers Road; Heritage Corner, South Franklin Street.
Frequently asked questions
What high school is Heritage in Wake Forest zoned for?
Of 84 points we checked across Heritage, 96% were zoned for Heritage High in the Wake County Public School System’s current attendance areas. Heritage High had 67.3% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26 and met the state’s growth target.
Is Heritage in the town of Wake Forest?
Most of it is. About 92% of the points we checked in Heritage were inside the town limits on OpenStreetMap’s town boundary, and the area is in ZIP code 27587. Check a parcel on Wake County’s iMAPS.
What is the typical home value in Heritage, Wake Forest?
Zillow does not publish a figure for Heritage alone. The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP code 27587 was $508,282 in August 2026, down 0.8% from a year earlier.
What parks are in Heritage?
The Smith Creek Soccer Center, 690 Heritage Lake Road, has three soccer fields and the Dunn Creek Greenway trailhead. The Sanford Creek Greenway starts at the end of Marshall Farm Road in Heritage South.
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