What County Is Raleigh, North Carolina In?

Raleigh is in Wake County and Durham County. Check a specific address near a county line.

Raleigh city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
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

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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

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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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