Beaver Creek is the Apex shopping district at US 64 and NC 55 and homes around it, in ZIP codes 27502 and 27523, split among four high school zones.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the Town of Apex’s GoApex Route 1 ride guide, Beaver Creek Greenway and parks pages, the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, the U.S. Census Bureau’s geocoder, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

Beaver Creek is the name on the shopping district at the US 64 and NC 55 interchange in west-central Apex: Beaver Creek Commons and Beaver Creek Crossings, both named as stops in the town’s GoApex Route 1 ride guide. The town’s Beaver Creek Greenway runs from Apex Jaycee Park to Kelly Road Park, south of the shopping centers. This guide covers the shopping district and the homes around it: along Kelly Road south of US 64 and toward Jenks Road north of it. It is split between ZIP codes 27502 and 27523, and among four high school zones.

What this means for you

Part of our Apex neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The shopping centers sit on Beaver Creek Commons Drive and Creekside Landing Drive, just southwest of the US 64 and NC 55 interchange. South of US 64, Kelly Road runs past Kelly Road Park toward Olive Chapel Road; north of US 64, subdivisions run toward Jenks Road and the Cary line.

Town or county? Five of the seven addresses we checked were inside the Town of Apex on the Census Bureau’s geocoder. Two, on Clark Farm Road and Jenks Road, were in unincorporated Wake County with Apex mailing addresses.

Schools

The area is in the Wake County Public School System, and its school zones are divided. Of the seven addresses we checked in the district’s base school lookup for 2026-27:

  • Two south of US 64 near Kelly Road, on Creek Glen Way and Kellyridge Drive, were zoned for Olive Chapel Elementary, Lufkin Road Middle and Apex Friendship High.
  • Two others south of US 64, on Parsifal Place and Clark Farm Road, were zoned for Baucom Elementary, Apex Middle and Apex High.
  • Three north of US 64 were zoned for Salem Middle, with Salem or Turner Creek Elementary. Two of those were zoned for Green Level High and one, on Bullfinch Lane, for Green Hope High.

Scores are the share of state tests at grade level or above in 2025-26 and the state’s growth rating, from the accountability data. All four high schools graduated more than 95% of students in four years.

Level School At grade level Growth
Elementary Olive Chapel Elementary, 1751 Olive Chapel Road 88.5% Exceeded
Elementary Baucom Elementary, 400 Hunter St. 81.0% Met
Elementary Turner Creek Elementary, 6801 Turner Creek Road, Cary 80.3% Exceeded
Middle Lufkin Road Middle, 1002 Lufkin Road 67.0% Not met
Middle Salem Middle, 6150 Old Jenks Road 78.6% Exceeded
High Apex Friendship High, 7801 Humie Olive Road 87.2% Exceeded
High Apex High, 1501 Laura Duncan Road 74.3% Met
High Green Level High, 7600 Roberts Road, Cary 90.5% Exceeded

More in our schools guide.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. Zillow publishes no figure for Beaver Creek itself.

Area August 2026 August 2025 Change
ZIP code 27502 (south of US 64) $563,043 $573,522 -1.8%
ZIP code 27523 (north of US 64) $732,797 $748,899 -2.2%
Town of Apex, for comparison $592,991 $603,410 -1.7%

Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

  • Kelly Road Park, 1609 Kelly Road: 25 acres with the KidsTowne playground, softball, tennis and a Beaver Creek Greenway trailhead.
  • Kelly Glen Park, 1701 Kelly Glen Lane: 2 acres with a picnic area and playground.
  • Beaver Creek Greenway: now runs from Apex Jaycee Park to Kelly Road Park. The town plans a 6.44-mile corridor, with a four-mile link to Apex Nature Park and, later, the American Tobacco Trail. Sections near two bridges close for repairs Oct. 12-16.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • US 64: the interchange at NC 55 is about 0.4 mile by road from Beaver Creek Commons; NC 540 Exit 59 is about a mile west on US 64.
  • Downtown Apex: about 2.7 miles by road.
  • RDU International Airport: about 15 miles by road.
  • Buses: the free GoApex Route 1 has timepoints on Beaver Creek Commons Drive near Chick-fil-A (westbound) and near Target and Lowe’s (eastbound), every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

Distances were measured with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Target with a pharmacy at 1201 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, a Publix at 1441 Kelly Road, a Food Lion at 6904 Jenks Road and an ALDI at 1770 W. Williams St. The ride guide also names a Lowe’s on Beaver Creek Commons Drive.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Beaver Creek in Apex?

Around the US 64 and NC 55 interchange in west-central Apex, where the Beaver Creek Commons and Beaver Creek Crossings shopping centers are, with homes along Kelly Road to the south and toward Jenks Road to the north.

What high school serves the Beaver Creek area?

It depends on the side of US 64. South of US 64 the addresses we checked were zoned for Apex Friendship High or Apex High; north of US 64, for Green Level High or Green Hope High in Cary.

Is there a bus to Beaver Creek Commons?

Yes. The free GoApex Route 1 has timepoints on Beaver Creek Commons Drive near Chick-fil-A and near Target and Lowe’s, according to the town’s ride guide.

What is the Beaver Creek Greenway?

A town greenway that now runs from Apex Jaycee Park to Kelly Road Park. The town plans a 6.44-mile corridor that will connect to Apex Nature Park and eventually the American Tobacco Trail.