Photo: Rysnap1024 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wake Forest, NC: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Deerchase S/D water system, which supplies Wake Forest. Wake Forest runs its own electric utility, Town of Wake Forest.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wake Forest, 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 Wake Forest.
Power comes from Town of Wake Forest
Town of Wake Forest (Town of Wake Forest - (NC)), a municipal utility, serves all of Wake Forest.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Deerchase S/D water system
The Deerchase S/D water system supplies Wake Forest: about 13% of residents live in its service area. About 78% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 757 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0392389.
6 home internet providers serve Wake Forest
99% of 15,943 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Ting | Fiber | 58% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 50% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 40% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wake Forest depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wake Forest, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on wakeforestnc.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Tue
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Paper: catalogs, mail, magazines, newspaper, office paper
- Phone books
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard: cereal boxes, shoeboxes
- Aseptic juice boxes
- Gable-top paper cartons: milk cartons
- Steel food cans
From wakeforestnc.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wake Forest (97%) is in Wake County Schools; parts are in Franklin County Schools (3%).
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.
Wake Forest is in ZIP code 27587
ZIP codes where Wake Forest residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wake Forest | ZIP’s residents in Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27587 | Wake Forest, NC | 100% | 62% |
27588 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Wake Forest
Who supplies Wake Forest’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Deerchase S/D water system (EPA ID NC0392389). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% 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 Wake Forest?
Town of Wake Forest (Town of Wake Forest - (NC)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Wake Forest?
Spectrum, Ting, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wake Forest?
27587. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wake Forest in?
Wake County Schools. Parts of the city are in Franklin County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Wake Forest?
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: Wake Forest’s own website (wakeforestnc.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.