Raleigh

Summary

Raleigh is a city in the United States^[1]. Raleigh ranks in the top 0.32% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,412 views/month, #30 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Raleigh is located in Wake County^[3].
• Raleigh is in the country of United States^[4].
• Raleigh's head of government is recorded as Nancy McFarlane^[5].
• Raleigh's head of government is recorded as Mary-Ann Baldwin^[6].
• Raleigh's head of government is recorded as Janet Cowell^[7].
• Raleigh's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Raleigh's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Raleigh's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Raleigh's instance of is recorded as city in North Carolina^[11].
• Walter Raleigh is named after Raleigh^[12].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Compiègne^[13].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[14].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolomna^[15].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nairobi^[16].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rostock^[17].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiangyang^[18].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gibraltar^[19].
• Raleigh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shinyanga^[20].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27601^[21].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27602^[22].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27603^[23].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27604^[24].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27605^[25].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27606^[26].
• Raleigh's postal code is recorded as 27607^[27].

Body

Founding

1770 marks the founding of Raleigh^[28].

Identity

Raleigh is part of Research Triangle^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Raleigh include Raleigh–Durham International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32] and USS Raleigh^[33], a light cruiser^[34].

Why It Matters

Raleigh ranks in the top 0.32% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,412 views/month, #30 of 9,394).^[2] Raleigh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Raleigh is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Raleigh include Raleigh–Durham International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32] and USS Raleigh^[33], a light cruiser^[34].