Burlington is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, home to about 59,610 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 27215 and 27217, and parts of 27253 and 27377 are in Burlington too.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Burlington; also Alamance
Mostly Burlington; also Green Level and Glen Raven
Mostly Graham; part is in Burlington
Part is in Burlington, part in Gibsonville and Whitsett
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Greensboro, NC20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA361 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Burlington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Burlington had 57,303 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.
It’s the 18th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Alamance County grew from 25,665 residents in 1900 to 171,415 in 2020.
Alamance County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 43.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington Alamance Ap, NC weather station (about a mile away).
61,726 jobs at 3,652 businesses in Alamance County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,034 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Burlington’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 91 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 190 |
| Dentists | 79 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 227 |
| Mental health providers | 312 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 100 |
| Optometrists | 15 |
| Chiropractors | 20 |
| Pharmacies | 42 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (16 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1886.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Alamance-Burlington Schools, Clover Garden. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlawn ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 528 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Grove Park ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 437 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Harvey R Newlin ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 491 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Hillcrest ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 556 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Marvin B Smith ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 556 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Pleasant Grove ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 271 | Public | 14.5 mi |
| R Homer Andrews ElementaryBurlington | Pre-K–5 | 498 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Clover GardenBurlington | K–12 | 963 | Charter | 9.1 mi |
| Edwin M Holt ElementaryBurlington | K–5 | 505 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Highland ElementaryBurlington | K–5 | 661 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Broadview MiddleBurlington | 6–8 | 512 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Turrentine MiddleBurlington | 6–8 | 739 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Career and Technical Education CenterBurlington | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 5.5 mi |
| Hugh M Cummings HighBurlington | 9–12 | 807 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Walter M Williams HighBurlington | 9–12 | 1,206 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Sacrament SchoolBurlington | Pre-K–8 | 255 | Roman Catholic | 3.1 mi |
| Burlington Christian AcademyBurlington | Pre-K–12 | 755 | Assembly of God | 2.6 mi |
| Providence, A Christ Mon CoBurlington | Pre-K–12 | 59 | Pentecostal | 0.7 mi |
| The Burlington SchoolBurlington | Pre-K–12 | 384 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 mi |
| Burbrella MicroschoolBurlington | K–5 | 10 | Nonsectarian | 1.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Graham, Green Level, Glen Raven, Swepsonville, Gibsonville, Saxapahaw, Alamance and Whitsett.
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