Wendell, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Raleigh. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the west of Wendell and has a population of 276,093 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Durham. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the northwest of Wendell and has a population of 187,035 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apex	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	33,075	63.64% increase
	Carrboro	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	18,162	8.22% increase
	Cary	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	129,545	37.03% increase
	Chapel Hill	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	52,542	7.86% increase
	Dunn	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	10,029	9.06% increase
	Garner	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	27,138	52.83% increase
	Goldsboro	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	37,597	3.7% decrease
	Henderson	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	15,850	1.52% decrease
	Holly Springs	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	20,870	127.05% increase
	Rocky Mount	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	57,010	2% increase
	Sanford	SW	46 mi [74 km]	29,284	26.12% increase
	Smithfield	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	12,965	12.64% increase
	Tarboro	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	10,257	7.91% decrease
	Wake Forest	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	27,068	115.03% increase
	Wilson	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	48,433	9.07% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brentwood Village	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Bunn	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	409	14.57% increase
	Clayton	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	15,841	127.18% increase
	Emerald Village	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Glenwood Village	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Hertford Village	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Knightdale	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	8,174	37.19% increase
	Meredith Townes	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Middlesex	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	858	2.39% increase
	Rolesville	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,844	213.56% increase
	Selma	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	6,948	17.48% increase
	Skycrest Village	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Wilson's Mills	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,598	23.78% increase
	Woodbury Village	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Zebulon	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	4,732	16.96% increase

Wake County

Wendell is located in Wake County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wake: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston and Nash.

While not sharing a border with Wake, the counties of Wilson and Wayne are close to Wendell.

Below are counties that are near Wendell (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Wendell:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Wendell
	Chatham County	W	Cary	21 miles [33 km]
	Cumberland County	SW	Linden	39 miles [62 km]
	Durham County	W	Raleigh	13 miles [20 km]
	Edgecombe County	E	Sharpsburg	34 miles [54 km]
	Franklin County	NE	Social Plains	11 miles [17 km]
	Granville County	NW	Grissom	23 miles [37 km]
	Greene County	E	Lindell	37 miles [59 km]
	Harnett County	SW	Angier	24 miles [38 km]
	Johnston County	SE	Archers Lodge	5 miles [8 km]
	Lee County	W	Blacknel	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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