Raleigh Area at a Glance
n POPULATION: Raleigh: 320,000; Wake
County: 700,000;
Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill MSA --
1.2 million
n SIZE: Raleigh : 110.5 square miles; Wake
County: 833.92
n GEOGRAPHY: 434 feet above sea level,
in the middle of the state, where the hilly
Piedmont region meets the flat coastal
plain.
n Annual Avg. Temp. (°F) -- 71 (h), 50 (l)
n Annual Avg. Snowfall (inches) -- 4.5
n Avg. Annual Precipitation -- 44.19 in.