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Summary for Raleigh

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Located in: Primarily Wake County (see below). A portion of Raleigh extends into Durham County.

Pronunciation: rah-lee <1>

Time Zone: Raleigh lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 919 & 984<2>

Elevation: 360 feet [109.73 m] above sea level<3>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Raleigh)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	474,255 (17.42% increase since 2010)
2010:	403,892 (46.29% increase since 2000)
2000:	276,093

Total Area:<5> 144 sq. miles [373 km²]

Housing Units:<6> 176,124

Websites for Raleigh

Official Website: www.raleigh-nc.org/

Chamber of Commerce: www.raleighchamber.org/

Junior League: www.jlraleigh.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Raleigh:

Lat: 35.780500° (or 35°46'49" N)

Lon: -78.641600° (or -78°38'29" W)

USGS Topo Map: Raleigh West<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Raleigh

GNIS ID: 2404590

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 55000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Raleigh)

About Wake County

The city of Raleigh is the County Seat for Wake County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wake)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,111,761 (22.59% increase since 2010)
2010	906,870 (44.44% increase since 2000)
2000:	627,846

Total Area: 857 sq. miles [2,220.5 km²] - of which 2.58% is water (22.1 sq. miles [57.2 km²])

Housing Units: 371,836

Official Website: https://www.wake.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wake

GNIS ID: 1008592

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 183

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Raleigh)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ncwildlife.org/fishing

Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Raleigh)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Raleigh. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Raleigh area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Raleigh area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raleigh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Raleigh. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Raleigh, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Raleigh.