Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state, tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the 39th-most populous city in the U.S. Known as the "City of Oaks" for its oak-lined streets, Raleigh covers 148.54 square miles and had a population of 467,665 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wake County and is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who founded the lost Roanoke Colony. Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle, which includes Durham and Chapel Hill. The Research Triangle area, centered around Research Triangle Park, has a population of over 2.37 million people. The Raleigh–Cary metropolitan statistical area alone has an estimated population of 1.51 million. Raleigh lies primarily in Wake County, with a small portion of the city extending into Durham County.

Counties: Wake, Durham
Chartered: December 31, 1792
Named for: Sir Walter Raleigh
Type: Council–manager
Body: Raleigh City Council
Mayor: Janet Cowell (D)
Water: 0.72%
Total: 467,665
Estimate (2024): 499,825
Rank: 39th in the United States, 2nd in North Carolina
Urban: 1,106,646 (US: 43rd)
Metro: 1,509,231 (US: 41st)
Demonym(s): Raleighite
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s): 919, 984
FIPS code: 37-55000
GNIS feature ID: 2404590
Primary Airport: Raleigh–Durham International Airport
Website: [raleighnc.gov]
Twitter profile: RaleighGov
Instagram profile: raleighgov
Facebook profile: CityofRaleigh
Youtube channel: UCmakWAtCIzgsRXZUNczyNEA
Official Website: https://raleighnc.gov/
Wikidata description: city in and state capital of North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata id: Q41087
Wikidata label: Raleigh
Wikidata aliases: Array
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