Zebulon, North Carolina | |
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![]() Downtown Zebulon at the intersection of Arendell Avenue and Horton Street | |
Motto: "The Town of Friendly People" | |
![]() Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina. | |
Coordinates: 35°49′50″N 78°18′54″W / 35.83056°N 78.31500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Wake, Johnston (partial), Nash (partial), Franklin (partial) |
Incorporated | 1907 |
Named for | Zebulon Baird Vance[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Glenn York |
Area | |
• Total | 6.12 sq mi (15.84 km2) |
• Land | 6.09 sq mi (15.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,903 |
• Density | 1,134.06/sq mi (437.85/km2) |
Demonym | Zebulonian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 27597 |
Area code | 919 |
FIPS code | 37-76220[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2406928[3] |
Website | http://www.townofzebulon.org/ |
Zebulon (/ˈzɛbjulən/ ZEB-yoo-luhn)[5] is the town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States that is farthest to the east. The population was 6,903 at the 2020 census.[6] Zebulon is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. Five County Stadium, the stadium of the Carolina Mudcats minor league baseball team, is in the town. In May 2022, Zebulon was listed as North Carolina's second fastest growing town, only behind the nearby town of Wendell.[7]