New Hill Historic District · Photo: KimWrenn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Apex, NC: what to set up and who to call
Apex runs its own electric utility, Town of Apex; its homes paid 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025. For recycling, Apex has South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 6150 Old Smithfield Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sat 8 am–4 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Apex, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Apex.
Power comes from Town of Apex
Town of Apex (Town of Apex- (NC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Apex. Its homes paid an average of 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across North Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Apex water system
The Town of Apex water system supplies Apex: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Harnett Regional Water and Town of Cary as sellers) and serves 83,001 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0392045.
5 home internet providers serve Apex
100% of 21,463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 77% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Apex depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Apex, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on apexnc.org
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility
6150 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, NC, 27539
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From apexnc.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Apex (98%) is in Wake County Schools; parts are in Chatham County Schools (2%).
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Apex spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Apex residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Apex | ZIP’s residents in Apex |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27502 | Apex, NC | 74% | 95% |
| 27523 | Apex, NC | 16% | 54% |
| 27539 | Apex, NC | 7% | 16% |
| 27562 | New Hill, NC | 3% | 43% |
A few homes fall in 27519.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Apex
When is the South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility open?
Mon–Sat 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check wake.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Apex’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Apex water system (EPA ID NC0392045). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Apex?
Town of Apex (Town of Apex- (NC)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Apex?
Spectrum, AT&T, Google Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Apex?
27502 (74%), 27523 (16%), 27539 (7%), 27562 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Apex in?
Wake County Schools. Parts of the city are in Chatham County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Apex?
In North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before). Elections here are run by the Wake County Board of Elections. Check your registration at vt.ncsbe.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Apex’s own website (apexnc.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.