HOA Management Services in Willow Spring, NC

Willow Spring is actually an unincorporated area or community

Willow Spring or Willow Springs is located in Wake County in the southeastern part of the county. Parts of Willow Spring or Willow Springs reach over into Johnston County. Willow Spring is located directly east of Fuquay-Varina and southeast of Holly Springs. Willow Spring is actually an unincorporated area or community, and not actually a city or town. All law enforcement services are provided for by the Wake County and Johnston County Sheriff’s Department. 

Willow Spring is located within the Wake County jurisdiction of the Township of Middle Creek. The elevation of Willow Spring is 358 feet. 

The ZIP Code for Willow Spring is 27592. The ZIP Code 27592 has coverage areas not only in this part of Wake County, but has coverage areas in Johnston County and Harnett County. 

Ogburn Berries & Produce is a family-owned strawberry and produce farm since the 1910s. They have a large covered roadside building where they sell produce, they have grown themselves. Their stand typically has a good variety of vegetables and fruits. They also offer jarred goods and local honey. Their stand is located at 13065 Old Stage Road, Willow Spring, NC 27592. 

Sim Ogburn is the farmer/grower of all the fruits and vegetables. Sim is a fourth-generation farmer, working the same ground as his ancestors did. Sim’s grandfather, Simeon Lloyd Ogburn, bought the farm constructed the house in the early 1900s that is next to their produce stand.  Through the years, their farm has produced tobacco, soybeans, oats, wheat, rye, grain sorghum, and corn. Sim was awarded the Wake County  Agribusiness Council’s Outstanding Young Farmer Award in 2014.

Stephenson’s Bar-B-Q located at 11964 NC 50 Hwy N, Willow Spring, NC 27592 is a phenomenal Bar-B-Q restaurant. Stephenson’s is listed in Bob Garner’s Book of Barbeque: North Carolina’s Favorite Food. Stephenson’s Bar-B-Q is a local tradition, and it lives up to its reputation. 

Population Growth and Economic Development

Since the 1850s up until the 1970s, farming was the primary activity of the population in Willow Spring. Aerial photographs of this area from before the 1980s are a sea of patchwork of plowed fields and pastures. Since the 1980s up until today the rural farm area is being slowly overtaken by housing developments. As each year passes by and the urban sprawl continues from the larger cities and towns to the north, it is probably safe to say that Willow Spring will develop more and more into residential developments and there will be less agriculture enterprises to be found.  

Willow Spring is located in the bottom southern portion of Wake County. Willow Spring has convenient access to US Interstate 40 via NC 42. US 401 which runs north provides convenient access to Raleigh.   Raleigh, NC (15 Miles), Durham, NC (38 Miles), Chapel Hill, NC (41 Miles), Research Triangle Park (26 Miles) Charlotte (143 Miles), and Washington, DC (143 Miles). 

The most convenient airport for people residing in Willow Spring is Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) The following airlines serve Raleigh-Durham: Air Canada Express, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airline, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, and United Express. While there is no Amtrak station in Willow Spring, both Cary, NC and Raleigh, NC have Amtrak stations with regular service.

The schools in the Willow Spring area are well rated. There are 11 top ranked colleges or universities in the Willow Spring area.

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