Local Area Information

Information derived from the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau

Area Links and Numbers

More than 300,000 people live in Raleigh and more than 600,000 people live in Wake County. The Greater Raleigh area includes the neighboring Wake County communities of Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon. The following list includes links, numbers, and other visitor resources which may be of interest or use to you.

Information on the Triangle which includes Durham and Chapel Hill.

Relocation - Relocation information, such as job market information, realtor listings, apartment finders, detailed street maps, and school information can be obtained from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. In conjunction with the Chamber, Towery Publishing also has a relocation site, www.introraleigh.com

Greater Raleigh Media List (PDF)

North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development
(800) VISITNC (847-4862)
www.visitnc.com

Wake County Government
www.co.wake.nc.us

CityHappenings.com
www.cityhappenings.com

Triangle CitySearch
triangle.citysearch.com

Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Main business number: (919) 664-7000
Information center: (919) 664-7004
www.raleighchamber.org

City of Raleigh Public Affairs Office
(919) 890-3100
www.raleigh-nc.org

Apex Chamber of Commerce
(919) 362-6456
www.apexchamber.com

City of Apex
(919) 362-7300
www.ci.apex.nc.us

Cary Chamber of Commerce
(919) 467-1016
www.carychamber.com

Town of Cary
(919) 469-4000
www.townofcary.org

Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce
(919) 552-4947
www.fuquay-varina.com

Town of Fuquay-Varina
(919) 552-3178
www.fuquay-varina.org

Garner Chamber of Commerce
(919) 772-6440
www.garnerchamber.com

Town of Garner
(919) 772-4688
www.ci.garner.nc.us/Garner

Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce
(919) 567-1796
www.hollyspringschamber.com

Holly Springs Town Hall
(919) 552-6221

Knightdale Chamber of Commerce
(919) 266-4603
www.knightdalechamber.com

City of Knightdale
(919) 217-2220
www.ci.knightdale.nc.us

Morrisville Chamber of Commerce
(919) 380-9026
www.morrisvillenc.com

Town of Morrisville
(919) 469-1426
www.ci.morrisville.nc.us

Rolesville Business Association
(919) 554-1994

Rolesville Town Hall
(919) 556-3506

Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce
(919) 556-1519
www.wakeforestnc.com/chamber

Town of Wake Forest
(919) 554-6100
www.wakeforestnc.com

Wendell Chamber of Commerce
(919) 365-6318
www.wendellchamber.com

Town of Wendell
(919) 365-4444
www.townofwendell.com

Zebulon Chamber of Commerce
(919) 269-6320
www.zebulonchamber.com

City of Zebulon
(919) 269-7455
www.ci.zebulon.nc.us

School Reports The GRCVB can provide Greater Raleigh Visitors Guides, but detailed information about the history of Raleigh and Wake County for school projects may be obtained from the following:

Attn: School Project Information
430 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 733-4171

The Triangle

The Triangle is a metropolitan region that is centered around three counties: Wake, Durham, and Orange. Each county has a Convention and Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce to provide specific and comprehensive information.

The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau provides information about North Carolina's capital city and Wake County attractions, including the N.C. Capital, Executive Mansion, State Legislative Building, N.C. State University, N.C. Museum of Art, N.C. Museum of History, N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences, Carolina Mudcats, Raleigh IceCaps and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Two other sites that may be of use are the

The Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau provides information about Durham attractions, including Research Triangle Park, Duke University, the Durham Bulls and the Museum of Life and Science.

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau provides information about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the town of Chapel Hill and historic Hillsborough, N.C.

For CVB information for other North Carolina cities, please see the North Carolina Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau's Site.