ZIP code · Cary · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27518 — Cary
ZIP code 27518 serves Cary, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27518Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Cary
- County
- Wake FIPS 37183
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7299, -78.7735 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,995 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,920 / sq mi
- Land area
- 9.9 sq mi (25.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $121,242
- Per-capita income
- $72,313
- Median age
- 47.2
- Households
- 8,206
- Housing units
- 9,211
- Median home value
- $594,900
- Median gross rent
- $1,537 / month
- Congressional districts
- NC-4 (also NC-2) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 27518
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 31°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 53 |
| Avg low °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CARY (1.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27518
- 8 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 22 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 7 supermarkets
- 68 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 14 parks
- 11 playgrounds
- 10 gyms & sports centres
- 2 post offices
- 7 places of worship
- 11 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page