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Where is Raleigh, NC?

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Raleigh is a city found in North Carolina, The United States Of America. It is located 35.77 latitude and -78.64 longitude and it is situated at elevation 99 meters above sea level.

Raleigh has a population of 403,892 making it the 2nd biggest city in North Carolina. It operates on the EDT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Charlotte.

Quick facts

Country The United States Of America
State North Carolina
Population 403,892
Elevation 99 m over sea level
Time Zone EDT
Longitude -78.638610
Latitude 35.772100

Raleigh has a population of around 432520, of which 208505 (48%) are male and 224015 (51%) are female. The average age of the inhabitants of Raleigh is 34.21, meaning that the average person is below the national median age of 37. For every male, there are approximately 1.07 females, meaning that the population is relatively evenly distributed between males and female(s).

Of Raleigh's 432520 residents, around 422736 (97.70%) identify as having a single race. The majority of the population is white, which consists of 60.20% of the population. Of the remaining population, 126558 are black/African Americans (29.30%), 1216 are native Americans (0.30%), 19115 are asians (4.40%), 393 are pacific islanders (0.10%), 15191 are other (3.50%).

The median income of households in Raleigh is $55398.00, meaning that most of the households are above the poverty threshold for families of three. Of the total population, 6.10% of households reported an annual income of less than $10,000.

Raleigh, NC Zipcodes

The city of Raleigh has 23 zipcodes recognized by the United States Census Bureau: 27511, 27518, 27529, 27545, 27560, 27587, 27591, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27703.

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This page was last updated on October 2, 2015.