What County Is Raleigh, North Carolina In?
Raleigh is in Wake County and Durham County. Check a specific address near a county line.
- Official code
- 3755000
- Representative coordinates
- 35.831868, -78.641042
- Land area
- 394.36 km²
- Water area
- 2.779 km²
- State
- North Carolina
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County boundaries in Raleigh
This place crosses county lines. A city name alone cannot identify the county for every address. Check a point on the county map.
Coordinates of Raleigh
35.831868, -78.641042 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.
Elevation at the representative point
95 m · 311 ft. USGS ground estimate at 35.831868, -78.641042. USGS 3DEP terrain. Terrain cell (nominal): 1/9 arc-second. Vertical datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.
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Time zones in Raleigh
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | UTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
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Census ZIP areas
27511 · 27518 · 27529 · 27545 · 27560 · 27587 · 27601 · 27603 · 27604 · 27605 · 27606 · 27607 · 27608 · 27609 · 27610 · 27612 · 27613 · 27614 · 27615 · 27616 · 27617 · 27695 · 27697 · 27703
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Areas sharing the mapped boundary
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