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Geography
Raleigh is located where the Piedmont and the coastal plain regions meet in the northeast central region of North Carolina.

The area is also known as the “fall line”, because it marks the elevation at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers. Consequently, most of Raleigh’s landscape is made up of gently rolling hills.

The Atlantic Beach is a 3-hour drive from Raleigh, and the Great Smoky Mountains are 4 hours away.

The city is convenient to many North Carolina cities including Charlotte, which is 143 miles away, Greenville, which is 77 miles away, Greensboro, which is 78 miles away, Fayetteville, which is 59 miles away, and Wilmington, which is 123 miles away.

The cities of Richmond, Virginia, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA , Atlanta, GA, New York City, NY and Charleston, South Carolina are all within a day’s drive.

Olde Raleigh, or “Inside the Beltline", is home to the neighborhoods such as Boylan Heights, Country Club Hills, Five Points, Glenwood, Brooklyn, Hayes Barton, Moor Square, Mordecai, Belvidere Park, Woodcrest and Oakwood. It’s also home to landmarks and attractions such as the State Capitol, Raleigh City Museum, North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh Convention and Conference Center, Shaw University, Peace College, Saint Augustine’s College, the City Market, and Fayetteville Street Mall, which re-opened as a thoroughfare in 2006.

East Raleigh is the area near the 1-440 beltline, running along Capital Boulevard to New Hope Road. Most of the development in this area is along corridors such as US 1 (Capital Blvd), Business US 64 (New Bern Avenue), Poole Road, Buffaloe Road and New Hope Road. The town of Knightdale borders East Raleigh to the east.

West Raleigh is bordered to the west by the town of Cary near Hillsborough Street and Western Boulevard. It is home to the North Carolina State University, Meredith College, the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh Little Theatre, Theatre in the Park, St. Mary’s School and Municipal Rose Garden.

North Raleigh is an expansive area comprised of established neighborhoods and new subdivisions. The area begins north of the I-440 beltline and is characterized as suburban, with many nice shopping areas such as the North Hills Mall. A large area containing many established neighborhoods along with many newly constructed sub-divisions. It begins North of the I-440 beltline. It is a pleasant suburban location with some nice shopping areas (like the renovated North Hills Mall).

South Raleigh is the least developed and least populous area of Raleigh. It runs along US 401 South toward Fuquay-Varina and US 70 into Garner. It is bordered to the west by Cary, to the east by Garner, and to the southwest by Holly Springs. Neighborhoods include Riverbrooke, Chastain, Lake Wheeler, Penny Road, Kentwood and Eagle Chase.

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