Cities

Raleigh, the growing capital of North Carolina.

The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as the Raleigh–Durham–Cary CSA, comprises 8 counties, although the U.S. Census Bureau divided the region into two metropolitan statistical areas and one micropolitan area in 2003. The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area comprises Wake, Franklin and Johnston Counties; the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area comprises Durham, Orange, Chatham and Person counties; the Dunn micropolitan area comprises Harnett County. Some local media define the region as Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville. Fayetteville, North Carolina, is over 50 miles (80 km) from Raleigh but is in the designated market area.

Anchor cities Raleigh, 404,892 Durham, 228,330 Primary towns Cary (town), 135,234 Chapel Hill (town), 57,233 Suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabitants Apex Carrboro Clayton Fuquay-Varina Garner Holly Springs Mebane Morrisville Sanford Smithfield Wake Forest Suburbs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants Angier Bahama Bear Creek Bennett Benson Bonlee Bonsal Buies Creek Bunn Butner Bynum Carbonton Centerville Cleveland Coats Corinth Dunn Efland Erwin Fearrington Village Feltonville Four Oaks Franklinton Friendship Goldston Gorman Gulf Haywood Hillsborough Hurdle Mills Kenly Knightdale Lillington Lizard Lick Louisburg Micro Moncure New Hill Pine Level Pittsboro Princeton Rolesville Rougemont Saxapahaw Selma Siler City Silk Hope Wendell West Smithfield Timberlake Wilson's Mills Youngsville Zebulon Nearby cities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants Creedmoor Oxford Roxboro