Raleigh, Memphis

Raleigh, Memphis
A historical marker near Austin Peay Highway in Raleigh.
A historical marker near Austin Peay Highway in Raleigh.
Raleigh, Memphis is located in Tennessee
Raleigh, Memphis
Raleigh, Memphis
Raleigh, Memphis is located in the United States
Raleigh, Memphis
Raleigh, Memphis
Coordinates: 35°12′25″N 89°55′19″W / 35.207°N 89.922°W / 35.207; -89.922
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyShelby
Settled1824
Area
 • Total
22.66 sq mi (58.7 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
ZIP Code
38128
Area code901

Raleigh is a community in north-central Memphis, Tennessee, United States, named for a formerly incorporated town that used to be at its center. Raleigh is bordered on the west by the community of Frayser (the boundary being the north-south Canadian National Railway tracks, which formed the Memphis city limits until 1975), on the east by the incorporated suburb of Bartlett, on the south by the Wolf River and Interstate 40, and on the north by the Memphis city limits. The former town of Raleigh was the first county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee.