Eastern Regional Center


1002 Dogwood Drive

Zebulon, NC 27597-6814


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Main Phone Number: 919-404-3900

Directions: Eastern Regional Center is located at 1002 Dogwood Drive off North Arendell Ave. (State Highway 96) and Jones Street near the interchange with US Highway 64. If you are traveling on Highway 64, take the Zebulon / Oxford exit to Highway 96. 

The Eastern Regional Center (ERC) gives eastern Wake County residents access to an array of needed Human Services and other County programs and resources at a site that is accessible, community-based and in one convenient location.

ERC services, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Services include:

Community Services
Community Meeting Rooms
Voter Registration

Cooperative Extension
Cooperative Extension Agents
Master Gardener Program
4-H Youth Development

Economic Assistance
Child Care Subsidy Assistance
Child Support Services
Emergency Assistance
Food Assistance
Housing and Energy Assistance
Housing Resource Services
Medicaid / Health Choice
Veterans Services
Work First Family Assistance

Health Services
Child and Women's Health Clinics
Communicable Disease Prevention / Sexual Transmitted Disease
Immunizations
Migrant Health Outreach
Prenatal Clinic

Employment Services
Capital Area Job Link Services
Employment Security Commission
Work First – Job Counseling
Work Permits

Environmental Services
Animal Control
Recycling Program

Family Support
Child Protective Services Treatment and Investigation
Child Service Coordination (CSC)
East Wake Youth Initiative
Family Support Services
Foster Care
Maternal Care Coordination (MCC)
Maternal/Child Health Nursing and Outreach School Health Services
Women, Infant and Children Program (WIC)

Education Services
Clerk of Court – DWI Class
Job Seeking Skills Class
Law Enforcement Training
Wake Tech GED
Youth Development Programs

Inspections and Permits
Building Plans, Permits, Inspections
Food, Sanitation and Restaurant Inspections
On-site Wastewater Program
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
Well Program

Mental Health/Substance Abuse Services
Adult
Child, Adolescent and Family

Public Safety / Law Enforcement
Court Services
Fire and Rescue Services
Wake County Sheriff's Office

Tax Payments
Revenue Collections (property taxes for houses, businesses, vehicles)

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The ERC serves Zebulon, Wendell, Knightdale and the communities around Riley Hill, Shotwell, Eagle Rock and Hopkins. More than 29 county services and programs are housed at ERC, including child protective services, health clinics, Medicaid, food assistance, adult mental health, Sheriff's office, fire and rescue, Revenue collections, food industry service, animal control, JobLink, housing resources, and waste, water and development programs.

The ERC is one of the County's strategies to deliver services in coordination with a network of community partners, including local municipalities, schools, and faith-based and civic organizations.