Raleigh
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s):
Amore et Virtute (
Latin for "by Love and Virtue")
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Coordinates: 35°51′15″N 78°45′43″W / 35.85417°N 78.76194°W / 35.85417; -78.76194 | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Wake, Durham |
Chartered | December 31, 1794 |
Named for | Sir Walter Raleigh |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Body | Raleigh City Council |
• Mayor | Mary-Ann Baldwin (D) |
• Council | |
Area | |
• Total
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149.60 sq mi (387.50 km2) |
• Land | 148.54 sq mi (384.73 km2) |
• Water | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) 0.72% |
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Population
(
2020)
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• Total
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467,665 |
• Estimate
(2023)
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482,295 |
• Rank | 41st in the United States 2nd in North Carolina |
• Density | 3,148.33/sq mi (1,215.57/km2) |
• Urban | 1,106,646 (US: 43rd) |
• Urban density | 1,994.6/sq mi (770.1/km2) |
• Metro | 1,509,231 (US: 41st) |
Demonym | Raleighite |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes |
276XX
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Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
FIPS code | 37-55000[7] |
GNIS feature ID | 2404590[5] |
Primary Airport | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Website | raleighnc |
Raleigh
|
|
---|---|
Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s):
Amore et Virtute (
Latin for "by Love and Virtue")
|
|
Coordinates: 35°51′15″N 78°45′43″W / 35.85417°N 78.76194°W / 35.85417; -78.76194 | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Wake, Durham |
Chartered | December 31, 1794 |
Named for | Sir Walter Raleigh |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Body | Raleigh City Council |
• Mayor | Mary-Ann Baldwin (D) |
• Council | |
Area | |
• Total
|
149.60 sq mi (387.50 km2) |
• Land | 148.54 sq mi (384.73 km2) |
• Water | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) 0.72% |
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Population
(
2020)
|
|
• Total
|
467,665 |
• Estimate
(2023)
|
482,295 |
• Rank | 41st in the United States 2nd in North Carolina |
• Density | 3,148.33/sq mi (1,215.57/km2) |
• Urban | 1,106,646 (US: 43rd) |
• Urban density | 1,994.6/sq mi (770.1/km2) |
• Metro | 1,509,231 (US: 41st) |
Demonym | Raleighite |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes |
276XX
|
Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
FIPS code | 37-55000[7] |
GNIS feature ID | 2404590[5] |
Primary Airport | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Website | raleighnc |