Chatham County, North Carolina
County seat: Pittsboro · Population 85,111 (2025) · 682 sq mi
Chatham County is the 34th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 85,111 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Pittsboro. It is part of the North Central Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Chatham County facts
- County seat
- Pittsboro
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 85,111 +11.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 682 sq mi 18th largest of 100
- Water area
- 27 sq mi
- Population density
- 125 per sq mi
- Established
- 1771
- Named after
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 (1708–1778)
- Largest city
- Siler City 8,155
- Median household income
- $94,317
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 8 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 20
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37037
Cities and towns in Chatham County
Chatham County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Chatham County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siler City | Town | 8,155 | |
| Pittsboro (county seat) | Town | 5,054 | |
| Cary | Town | 4,079 | Durham and Wake counties |
| Goldston | Town | 268 | |
| Apex | Town | 32 | Wake County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Briar Chapel | 6,049 | |
| Fearrington Village | 2,356 | |
| Governors Village | 2,295 | |
| Governors Club | 1,787 | |
| Moncure | 1,039 | |
| Carolina Meadows | 555 | |
| Bennett | 262 | |
| Gulf | 178 |
ZIP codes in Chatham County
20 ZIP codes reach into Chatham County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27207
- 27208 also Randolph and Moore counties
- 27213
- 27252
- 27256
- 27298 also Randolph, Alamance and Guilford counties
- 27312 also Alamance County
- 27330 also Lee, Moore and Harnett counties
- 27344 also Randolph County
- 27349 also Alamance County
- 27355 also Randolph County
- 27502 also Wake County
- 27516 also Orange County
- 27517 also Orange and Durham counties
- 27519 also Wake County
- 27523 also Wake County
- 27540 also Wake and Harnett counties
- 27559
- 27562 also Wake County
- 27713 also Durham and Wake counties
Population of Chatham County, 2020–2025
Chatham County grew by 8,853 people (+11.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 771 more deaths than births and a net gain of 9,630 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 76,663 |
| 2021 | 78,164 |
| 2022 | 80,039 |
| 2023 | 81,877 |
| 2024 | 83,832 |
| 2025 | 85,111 |
Neighboring counties
- Lee County south · 70,258 people
- Wake County east · 1,257,235 people
- Randolph County west · 149,516 people
- Alamance County north · 186,177 people
- Orange County north · 152,498 people
- Moore County southwest · 110,619 people
- Durham County northeast · 347,240 people
- Harnett County southeast · 150,137 people
Printable Chatham 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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