Durham County, North Carolina
County seat: Durham · Population 347,240 (2025) · 288 sq mi
Durham County is the 5th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 347,240 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Durham. 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 5 neighboring counties.
Durham County facts
- County seat
- Durham
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 347,240 +6.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 288 sq mi 84th largest of 100
- Water area
- 10 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,208 per sq mi
- Established
- 1881
- Named after
- Bartlett S. Durham American businessman
- Largest city
- Durham 305,116 in the county
- Median household income
- $82,316
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37063
Cities and towns in Durham County
Durham County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Durham County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham (county seat) | City | 305,116 | Orange and Wake counties |
| Chapel Hill | Town | 2,922 | Orange County |
| Raleigh | City | 1,660 | Wake County |
| Morrisville | Town | 247 | Wake County |
| Cary | Town | 1 | Chatham and Wake counties |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Gorman | 1,591 | |
| Rougemont | 411 | Person County |
ZIP codes in Durham County
17 ZIP codes reach into Durham County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27278 also Orange County
- 27503
- 27517 also Chatham and Orange counties
- 27560 also Wake County
- 27572 also Person, Orange and Granville counties
- 27583 also Person and Orange counties
- 27613 also Wake County
- 27617 also Wake County
- 27701
- 27703 also Wake County
- 27704
- 27705 also Orange County
- 27707 also Orange County
- 27708
- 27709
- 27712 also Orange County
- 27713 also Chatham and Wake counties
Population of Durham County, 2020–2025
Durham County grew by 22,381 people (+6.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 9,150 more births than deaths and a net gain of 13,917 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 322,465 |
| 2021 | 326,694 |
| 2022 | 331,135 |
| 2023 | 335,867 |
| 2024 | 342,314 |
| 2025 | 347,240 |
Neighboring counties
- Orange County west · 152,498 people
- Wake County southeast · 1,257,235 people
- Granville County northeast · 61,421 people
- Person County north · 40,636 people
- Chatham County southwest · 85,111 people
Printable Durham 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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