Alamance County, North Carolina
County seat: Graham · Population 186,177 (2025) · 424 sq mi
Alamance County is the 15th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 186,177 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Graham. It is part of the Piedmont-Triad (Central) Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Alamance County facts
- County seat
- Graham
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 186,177 +8.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 424 sq mi 59th largest of 100
- Water area
- 11 sq mi
- Population density
- 440 per sq mi
- Established
- 1849
- Named after
- Great Alamance Creek river in the United States of America
- Largest city
- Burlington 58,863 in the county
- Median household income
- $65,651
- Cities and towns
- 10 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37001
Cities and towns in Alamance County
Alamance County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Alamance County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | City | 58,863 | Guilford County |
| Graham (county seat) | City | 20,131 | |
| Mebane | City | 17,209 | Orange County |
| Elon | Town | 11,366 | |
| Gibsonville | Town | 4,651 | Guilford County |
| Green Level | Town | 3,409 | |
| Swepsonville | Town | 2,632 | |
| Haw River | Town | 2,425 | |
| Alamance | Village | 1,061 | |
| Ossipee | Town | 577 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Raven | 3,506 | |
| Saxapahaw | 1,301 | |
| Woodlawn | 1,085 | |
| Altamahaw | 491 |
ZIP codes in Alamance County
13 ZIP codes reach into Alamance County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27201
- 27202
- 27215 also Guilford County
- 27217 also Caswell County
- 27244 also Caswell and Guilford counties
- 27249 also Guilford, Rockingham and Caswell counties
- 27253
- 27258
- 27298 also Randolph, Guilford and Chatham counties
- 27302 also Orange and Caswell counties
- 27312 also Chatham County
- 27340
- 27349 also Chatham County
Population of Alamance County, 2020–2025
Alamance County grew by 14,702 people (+8.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 345 more deaths than births and a net gain of 14,851 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 171,624 |
| 2021 | 173,666 |
| 2022 | 176,470 |
| 2023 | 179,369 |
| 2024 | 183,361 |
| 2025 | 186,177 |
Neighboring counties
- Orange County east · 152,498 people
- Guilford County west · 562,234 people
- Chatham County south · 85,111 people
- Caswell County north · 22,563 people
- Randolph County southwest · 149,516 people
- Rockingham County northwest · 94,195 people
Printable Alamance County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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