<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Wake Forest , North Carolina </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Town </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Coordinates : 35 ° 58 ′ 24 '' N 78 ° 31 ′ 8 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.97333 ° N 78.51889 ° W ﻿ / 35.97333 ; - 78.51889 Coordinates : 35 ° 58 ′ 24 '' N 78 ° 31 ′ 8 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.97333 ° N 78.51889 ° W ﻿ / 35.97333 ; - 78.51889 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Td> North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Counties </Th> <Td> Wake , Franklin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Incorporated </Th> <Td> 1880 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mayor </Th> <Td> Vivian A. Jones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 15.2 sq mi ( 39.4 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 15.1 sq mi ( 39.1 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 0.1 sq mi ( 0.3 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 387 ft ( 118 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population ( 2010 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 30,117 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Estimate ( 2016 ) </Th> <Td> 40,112 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 2,000 / sq mi ( 760 / km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC − 5 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer ( DST ) </Th> <Td> EST ( UTC − 4 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ZIP Codes </Th> <Td> 27587 -- 27588 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area code ( s ) </Th> <Td> 919 , 984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Td> 37 - 70540 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 1023094 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.wakeforestnc.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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35 ° 58 ′ 24 '' N 35.97333 ° N 78 ° 31 ′ 8 '' W 78.51889 ° W