Maps and Area Information
Interested in, or planning on living in North Carolina? This page outlines the variety of areas we represent, as well as a selection of popular areas.
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Popular North Carolina Areas
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Apex
Apex is a small city in Wake County, North Carolina, around 12 miles southwest of Raleigh. It is 19 square miles of land bordering Cary and is 11 miles south of Research Triangle Park. Eight miles to the west is Jordan Lake. In 1994, the downtown area was designated a Historic District. Several buildings date to the late 1800s. It is an example of an intact turn-of-the-century railroad town.
Cary
Cary is the seventh-largest municipality in North Carolina. In 2015 Cary had a low crime rate of 84 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, had a violent crime rate of 648 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, almost 8 times higher than Cary.
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, Durham, and the state capital, Raleigh, make up the corners of the Research Triangle. It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care are a major part of the economy and town influence. Local artists have created many murals.
Clayton
Clayton is a small town outside Raleigh. It is close to the Research Triangle, and major highways.
Durham
Durham is the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and is also one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area (home of the Research Triangle Park). The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States.
Holly Springs
Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 24,661.
Morrisville
Morrisville is a town located primarily in Wake County, North Carolina (a small portion extends into neighboring Durham County). The population was 18,576 at the 2010 census. Morrisville is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. The headquarters of multinational Lenovo are located in the municipal limits.
Raleigh
Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the second-largest city in the state, after Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 479,332 as of July 1, 2018. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.
Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State).
Wake Forest
Wake Forest is a town in Franklin and Wake counties of North Carolina; located almost entirely in Wake County, it lies just north of the state capital, Raleigh. The population was 30,117 at the 2010 census. In 2007, the town was listed by Forbes magazine as the 20th fastest growing suburb in America, with a 73.2 percent increase in population between 2000 and 2006. Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.
Research Triangle
The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as simply The Triangle, is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina, anchored by the three major research universities of North Carolina State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill.
The "Triangle" name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, home to numerous tech companies and enterprises. Although the name is now used to refer to the geographic region, "the Triangle" originally referred to the universities, whose research facilities, and the educated workforce they provide, have historically served as a major attraction for businesses located in the region.
The region is sometimes confused with The Triad, which is a North Carolina region adjacent to and directly west of the Triangle comprising Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point, among other cities.
Greensboro
Greensboro is the 3rd-most populous city in North Carolina. In 2015 the estimated population was 285,342.
Among Greensboro's many notable attractions, some of the most popular include the Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe water park, the Greensboro Science Center, the International Civil Rights Museum, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Greensboro Symphony, the Greensboro Ballet, Triad Stage, the Wyndham Golf Championship, the headquarters of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex which hosts various sporting events, concerts, and other events, the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic Baseball League, the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development Soccer League, the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League, the Greensboro Roller Derby, and the National Folk Festival.
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, with a 2019 estimated population of 251,907.
Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage and "City of the Arts and Innovation" for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. "Camel City" is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Camelcigarettes. Many locals refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech.
In 2012, the city was listed among the ten best places to retire in the United State by CBS MoneyWatch. In 2017, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal ranked the city second in their lists of the most livable downtowns in America.
Charlotte
Charlotte is the most populous city in the state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont, it is in Mecklenburg County. In 2017, the estimated the population was 859,035.
Among Charlotte's many notable attractions, some of the most popular include the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA, the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse, two NASCAR Cup Series races and the NASCAR All-Star Race, the Wells Fargo Championship, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Charlotte Ballet, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Carowinds amusement park, and the U.S. National Whitewater Center.
Wilmington
Wilmington is in New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina.
Its historic downtown has a 1.75-mile (2.82 km) Riverwalk, which was ranked as the "Best American Riverfront" by readers of USA Today. It is minutes away from nearby beaches. City residents live between the river and the ocean, with four nearby beach communities: Fort Fisher, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, all within half-hour drives from downtown Wilmington.
Asheville
Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is home to the Biltmore Estate, as well as a variety of restaurants and breweries.