Five Points is the area around the Glenwood Avenue, Fairview and Whitaker Mill roads crossing, zoned for Broughton High, in ZIP code 27608.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the City of Raleigh’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan, area plan boundaries and Neighborhood Registry, the Wake County Public School System’s 2026-27 attendance areas, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, GoRaleigh schedule data, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

Five Points is named for the crossing of Glenwood Avenue, Fairview Road and Whitaker Mill Road, about two miles north of downtown. OpenStreetMap names Five Points as a place there, and the city’s Five Points East Neighborhood Plan, adopted April 1, 2003, covers the homes east of Glenwood Avenue.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Broughton High, 73.3% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26. Check an address with the district’s base school lookup.
  • Home value: $1,046,124 in ZIP code 27608 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest freeway exit: Interstate 440 Exit 10 at Wake Forest Road, about 2.6 miles by road.

Part of our Raleigh neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s comprehensive plan says the Five Points East plan area lies between Glenwood Avenue and Capital Boulevard just north of downtown, and is crossed by Whitaker Mill and Fairview roads. In the city’s area plan data it covers about 0.36 square mile. The plan describes one of Raleigh’s largest concentrations of early to mid-20th century middle-class housing, most of it built between 1920 and 1940, generally modest houses on small lots in a modified street grid, and it supports keeping that character.

All 16 points we checked across the plan area were in ZIP code 27608.

Schools

Five Points is in the Wake County Public School System. All 16 points we checked were zoned for Broughton High and Oberlin Middle in the district’s 2026-27 attendance areas. Twelve were zoned for Underwood Elementary, on Glenwood Avenue in the neighborhood, and four for Joyner Elementary. Check your own address in the base school lookup.

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.

Level School At grade level Growth
Elementary Underwood Elementary, 1614 Glenwood Ave. 73.8% Not met
Elementary Joyner Elementary 69.5% Not met
Middle Oberlin Middle, 2816 Oberlin Road 69.9% Not met
High Broughton High, 723 Saint Marys St. 73.3% Exceeded

The district average was 68.2%. 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 Five Points alone, and ZIP code 27608 also takes in neighborhoods west of Glenwood Avenue.

Area August 2026 August 2025 Change
ZIP code 27608 $1,046,124 $1,019,235 +2.6%
City of Raleigh, for comparison $428,671 $436,286 -1.7%

27608 had the highest value of any Raleigh ZIP code in Zillow’s August file. Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

From the city’s park locator data:

  • Roanoke Park, 1500 Cherokee Drive, with a playground, in the neighborhood.
  • Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road.
  • Halifax Park, 1015 Halifax St., with a playground and community center.
  • Fallon Park, 2601 Oxford Road, with walking trails, about a mile northwest.
  • Kiwanis Park, 2525 Noble Road, with a dog park and community center.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Interstate 440: Exit 10 at Wake Forest Road is about 2.6 miles by road from the Five Points crossing; Exit 8 at Six Forks Road and Exit 11 at Capital Boulevard are each about 2.8 miles.
  • Raleigh Municipal Building (222 W. Hargett St.): about 2.2 miles.
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport: about 13 miles by road.
  • Buses: GoRaleigh Route 2 (Falls of Neuse) stops on Whitaker Mill Road at Fairview Road, and Route 6 (Glenwood) on Glenwood Avenue at Glen Avenue, both at the crossing, according to GoRaleigh schedule data. Route 8 (Six Forks) runs on Saint Marys Street, about half a mile west.

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 these nearby:

  • Pharmacies: Hayes Barton Pharmacy, 2000 Fairview Road, and Rite Aid, 509 W. Whitaker Mill Road, both at the crossing.
  • Supermarkets: Harris Teeter, 2603 Glenwood Ave., and The Fresh Market, 400 Woodburn Road, each a little over a mile away.
  • Shopping: the Village District, about 1.2 miles southwest.

Homeowners and neighborhood groups

The city’s Neighborhood Registry lists Friends of Roanoke Park (90 homes) inside the plan area, and Byrd Street in Bloomsbury Historic (69 homes) and Fallon Parrish Townhomes (16 homes) nearby. We found no source that maps mandatory homeowners associations here.

How we built this page

OpenStreetMap names Five Points. The area used for ZIP codes and school zones is the city’s Five Points East plan area, checked at 16 points; homes west of Glenwood Avenue are outside it and a home near a zone line can differ.

Frequently asked questions

What schools are zoned for Five Points in Raleigh?

All 16 points we checked in the city’s Five Points East plan area were zoned for Broughton High and Oberlin Middle in the Wake County Public School System’s 2026-27 attendance areas; 12 were zoned for Underwood Elementary and four for Joyner Elementary.

What ZIP code is Five Points in Raleigh?

Five Points is in ZIP code 27608.

What is the typical home value in Five Points, Raleigh?

The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP code 27608 was $1,046,124 in August 2026, up 2.6% from a year earlier. The ZIP code covers more than Five Points.

When were the houses in Five Points built?

The city’s Five Points East plan says most houses in its area were built between 1920 and 1940, one of Raleigh’s largest concentrations of early to mid-20th century housing.