Map of Cary, United States

Cary is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 159,769. It lies at 35.7915°N, 78.7811°W, about 152 m above sea level. Cary is about 378 km (235 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Apex, 9 km to the southwest.

Cary at a glance

Where is Cary?

• The 7th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cary

• Apex — 9 km southwest
• Raleigh — 13 km east
• Durham — 25 km northwest
• Chapel Hill — 28 km northwest
• Wake Forest — 32 km northeast
• Burlington — 68 km northwest
• Wilson — 78 km east
• Fayetteville — 83 km south
• Goldsboro — 84 km southeast
• Rocky Mount — 91 km east

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056
• Greenville — 90,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.