Map of Raleigh, United States

Raleigh is the administrative centre of North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 482,295. It lies at 35.7721°N, 78.6386°W, about 96 m above sea level. Raleigh is about 375 km (233 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cary, 13 km to the west.

Raleigh at a glance

Where is Raleigh?

• The 43rd largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The 2nd 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 Raleigh

• Cary — 13 km west
• Apex — 20 km west
• Wake Forest — 26 km northeast
• Durham — 34 km northwest
• Chapel Hill — 41 km northwest
• Wilson — 65 km east
• Goldsboro — 73 km southeast
• Rocky Mount — 79 km east
• Burlington — 80 km northwest
• Fayetteville — 83 km south

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• 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.