Garner, North Carolina
| Town of Garner, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
Water tower over Main Street, Garner
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| Motto: A Great Place to Be | |
 Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°41′54″N 78°37′22″W / 35.69833°N 78.62278°WCoordinates: 35°41′54″N 78°37′22″W / 35.69833°N 78.62278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| Incorporated | April 5, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Manager | Hardin Watkins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.8 sq mi (38.3 km2) |
| • Land | 14.7 sq mi (38.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 434 ft (132 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 27,814 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27529 |
| Area code(s) | 919 |
| FIPS code | 37-25480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0985572 |
| Website | http://www.garnernc.gov |
Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was estimated to be 27,814 as of July 1, 2014.
The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Garner as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 1,998,808 as of U.S. Census 2012 Population Estimates. Effective June 6, 2003 the Office of Management and Budget redefined the Federal Statistical Areas and dismantled what had been for decades the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, MSA and split them into two separate MSAs even though the region still functions as a single metropolitan area.
Garner is located at 35°41′54″N 78°37′22″W / 35.69833°N 78.62278°W (35.698243, -78.622865).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.3 km2), of which 14.7 square miles (38.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.34%, is water.
Garner is located entirely within Wake County. There are unincorporated areas of Wake County and Johnston County that have Garner postal addresses, including a portion of the unincorporated, but densely populated, Cleveland Community.
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