Bookstores in Raleigh: list of 16 free CSV

How many bookstores are in Raleigh?

OpenStreetMap lists 16 named bookstores inside the Raleigh city boundary (388 km²), extract of 11 Nov 2026. 41% of the records list a website and 29% a phone number; 9 named bookstores have no website on the public record.

Examples on the list: Barnes & Noble, Barnes & Noble, Barnes & Noble.

Bookstores in Raleigh at a glance: most are in West Raleigh (4), Warehouse District (3), Crabtree Valley (2); records were last edited between Jan 2015 and Sep 2026; chain names include Barnes & Noble; cimos and Homeschool Gathering Place list a business phone.

Edited on the map in the 90 days before the extract: 2 records, including Homeschool Gathering Place, So & So Books.

16named bookstores

41%list a website

9no website listed

9neighbourhoods

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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 11 Nov 2026. The CSV is under the same licence.

9 with no website2 non-chain, edited since 2022.Filter to them
11 non-chain5 chain branches set aside; the biggest brand is Barnes & Noble (4).Non-chain only
4 in West RaleighPlan a territory by neighbourhood or postcode.Only West Raleigh

All 16 bookstores, A to Z

on the map recordmissing from the record

Bookstores in Raleigh, OpenStreetMap extract of 11 Nov 2026.
Business	Street and area	Website	Phone
B
Barnes & Noble	Brier Creek, no street on record
Barnes & Noble	Oberlin, no street on record
Barnes & Noble	Crabtree Valley, no street on record	stores.barnesandnoble.com
Barnes & Noble	Mini City, no street on record
Blackbird Books and Coffee	325 Blake Street, Warehouse District
C
Christian Science Reading Room	201 Fayetteville Street, Warehouse District
cimosnot edited since 2015	Warehouse District, no street on record	cimosraleigh.com	+1 919-838-6640
D
Dog Eared Books	4011 Atlantic Avenue, Millbrook	dogearedbooksnc.com
F
Foundation's Edgenot edited since 2021	2526 Hillsborough Street, West Raleigh
H
Homeschool Gathering Place	5204 Hollyridge Drive, Crabtree Valley	homeschoolgatheringplace.com	+1-919-571-8106
L
Liberation Station Bookstore	430 Hill Street, Seaboard Station	liberationstationbookstore.com
N
Nice Price Books and Records	West Raleigh, no street on record	nicepriceboo.com	+1 919 829 0230
R
Reader's Cornernot edited since 2019	3201 Hillsborough Street, West Raleigh		+1-919-828-7024
S
So & So Books	719 North Person Street, Seaboard Station	soandsobooks.com	+19194269502
T
Textbook Brokersnot edited since 2019	Mini City, no street on record
W
Wolfpack Outfitters	West Raleigh, no street on record

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Also as Excel file of the 16 bookstores, GeoJSON file of the 16 bookstores, KML file of the 16 bookstores (maps and spreadsheets; same rows, same licence).

1 more record has no name on the map and is left out of the list.

Bookstores in Raleigh with no website listed

2 of 11 named non-chain bookstores.

Blackbird Books and Coffee325 Blake Street, Warehouse District
Wolfpack OutfittersWest Raleigh

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Where they are

Map of the 16 bookstores inside the Raleigh boundary; most sit around West Raleigh, Warehouse District, Crabtree Valley. — website listedno website, or social page only

By neighbourhood

Black: website listed.

Chains and non-chain businesses

29% of the records are branches of a chain or brand; 12 are not.

Barnes & Noble4

What the records hold

17 map records.
Field	Records	Share
Street address	8	47%
Website (own site)	7	41%
Phone on file	5	29%
Email on file (not shown)	3	18%
Opening hours	10	59%
Chain or brand branch	5	29%
Edited since January 2024	12	71%

Half the records were last edited in Apr 2025 or later.

Why other sites show a different number

Coverage. 17 mapped; Google Maps holds more.
Boundary. 388 km² (map); metro searches count more.
Names. 5 branches each count once; 1 unnamed left out.

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Businesses to contact, not customer enquiries ("leads" for your own business are a different product).

Suggested source for this list

Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder

It searches Google Maps for the same category and city and can add emails from each business website.

Emails
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Star ratings
Review counts
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One run: about $0.42 to $0.52 for 16 to 120 rows ($0.99 per 1,000 + $0.40 start fee (4 GB run)), plus platform usage ($0.80/hour).

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How to run it, step by step

Open Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store and sign in or create a free Apify account.
Paste this search into Search phrases.
1. bookstores in Raleigh, NC
Set Country: United States; US state: North Carolina.
Set Maximum leads to 200.
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Bookstores in other cities

City	Named	Website listed
Bookstores in New York City	157	68%
Bookstores in Chicago	68	54%
Bookstores in San Francisco	64	54%
Bookstores in Los Angeles	62	41%
Bookstores in Seattle	58	79%
Bookstores in Portland	44	54%
Bookstores in Washington, DC	38	66%
Bookstores in San Diego	35	42%
Bookstores in Denver	30	53%
Bookstores in Philadelphia	30	61%

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Questions

How many bookstores are there in Raleigh?

At least 17: that is how many OpenStreetMap has inside the Raleigh city boundary, 16 with a name (extract of 11 Nov 2026). 5 are chain branches. Google Maps usually lists more, because more owners add themselves there.

Which part of Raleigh has the most bookstores?

West Raleigh (4), then Warehouse District (3) and Crabtree Valley (2). 9 neighbourhoods have at least one.

How many bookstores in Raleigh have no website?

9 of the 16 named bookstores have no website on their map record; 2 of them are not chain branches.

How do I get phone numbers and emails for bookstores in Raleigh?

Run Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder with the search "bookstores in Raleigh, NC". One run costs about $0.42 to $0.52 ($0.40 start fee (4 GB run) included), plus platform usage, for 16 to 120 rows.

Sources

OpenStreetMap extract for Raleigh, checked 2026-11-11
OpenStreetMap copyright and licence
Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store, checked 2026-11-13

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