The Wake Forest Country Club area, east of Capital Boulevard near Joyner Park, is zoned for Wake Forest High and is 1.6 miles from U.S. 1 Exit 125. ZIP 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 pages and Zillow Research.
The Wake Forest Country Club area is the cluster of neighborhoods on the north side of town, east of Capital Boulevard and west of Joyner Park. OpenStreetMap maps a neighborhood named Wake Forest Country Club there, with Club Villas at Wake Forest, Fairway Villas at Wake Forest Golf Club, Riverstone, Staffordshire and Richlands at Staffordshire around it.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: Wake Forest High, 66.5% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26. 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 125, N.C. 98 Business (Durham Road), about 1.6 miles by road.
Part of our Wake Forest neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
We defined the area by the six neighborhoods named above as they are mapped on OpenStreetMap. About 86% of the points we checked in them were inside the town limits on OpenStreetMap’s town boundary; parts of the Wake Forest Country Club, Riverstone and Staffordshire sections were outside it. Richlands at Staffordshire and the two villa sections were entirely inside. The area is in ZIP code 27587.
Because the line between town and county runs through the area, check a lot on Wake County’s iMAPS or the town’s corporate limits map (PDF) before you rely on town services. Homes outside the limits do not pay the town’s property tax; see our property tax guide.
Schools
We checked 92 points across the area against the Wake County Public School System’s current base attendance areas. All were zoned for Wake Forest High.
| Level | School | Share of points | At grade level, 2025-26 | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Richland Creek Elementary | 82% | 73.4% | Met |
| Elementary | Heritage Elementary | 16% | 78.0% | Exceeded |
| Elementary | Wake Forest Elementary | 2% | 67.4% | Met |
| Middle | Wake Forest Middle | 84% | 52.5% | Not met |
| Middle | Heritage Middle | 16% | 81.2% | Met |
| High | Wake Forest High | 100% | 66.5% | Exceeded |
“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. Richland Creek Elementary is close by, at 840 Wallridge Drive, in the federal school directory. 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 this area. More in our home prices guide.
Parks and trails
- E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, on the east side of the area: the town’s largest park, 117 acres, with restored farm buildings, a pecan grove, a 1,000-seat lawn amphitheater, 3 miles of paved trails and fishing. It opened in August 2009, according to its town page. It hosts the free Six Sundays in Spring concerts.
- Flaherty Park, 1100 N. White St., farther east, with the town’s dog park.
More in our parks and trails guide.
Getting around
- U.S. 1 (Capital Boulevard): Exit 125, N.C. 98 Business (Durham Road), about 1.6 miles by road, and Exit 124, N.C. 98 (Dr. Calvin Jones Highway), about 3.7 miles. Exit numbers and names are from NCDOT’s interchange inventory.
- Downtown and Town Hall: about 2.4 miles by road.
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport: about 22 miles by road.
- Bus: no fixed bus route serves the area. Go Wake Forest on-demand rides cover addresses inside the town limits, 984-342-2319; the WRX express to Raleigh leaves from downtown.
Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network from the middle of the area; they are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
From OpenStreetMap:
- Supermarkets: Lowes Foods, 12524 Capital Blvd.; Harris Teeter, 13686 Capital Blvd.
- Shopping center: Wake Forest Crossing, Capital Boulevard.
- Pharmacy: Walgreens, 941 Durham Road, about 1.5 miles south.
Frequently asked questions
What schools is the Wake Forest Country Club area zoned for?
Every point we checked was zoned for Wake Forest High. About 82% were zoned for Richland Creek Elementary and 84% for Wake Forest Middle; most of the rest were zoned for Heritage Elementary and Heritage Middle.
Is the Wake Forest Country Club neighborhood inside the town?
Mostly. About 86% of the points we checked in the area were inside the town limits on OpenStreetMap’s town boundary. Check a parcel on Wake County’s iMAPS or the town’s corporate limits map.
What park is near the Wake Forest Country Club?
E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, the town’s largest park at 117 acres, is on the east side of the area, with paved trails, a lawn amphitheater and restored farm buildings.
How far is the Wake Forest Country Club area from U.S. 1?
U.S. 1 Exit 125, N.C. 98 Business (Durham Road), is about 1.6 miles by road from the middle of the area.
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