Town guide

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in Durham County, North Carolina, home to about 291,467 people across 113 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 27701, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27707, 27708, 27709, 27712 and 27713, and parts of 27503, 27517 and 27560 are in Durham too.

Homes sold for a median of $236 per square foot across 8 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 5 of 8 were seller’s markets.

Population291,4672,584 per sq mi

Median home value$392,800Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$236Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking15%Median of 8 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Durham

12 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Durham, NC27701 Balanced $346/sq ft −11.8% vs. last year 5.3 months of supply · 20% sold over asking Competition 37/100

All in Durham

Durham, NC27703 Seller’s market $201/sq ft −5.6% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 15% sold over asking Competition 39/100

Mostly Durham

Durham, NC27704 Balanced $205/sq ft −6.0% vs. last year 4.1 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 35/100

Mostly Durham; also Gorman

Durham, NC27705 Seller’s market $261/sq ft +2.3% vs. last year 3.3 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 51/100

Mostly Durham

Durham, NC27707 Balanced $249/sq ft −6.3% vs. last year 4.2 months of supply · 15% sold over asking Competition 38/100

Mostly Durham

Durham, NC27708Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Durham

Durham, NC27709 Seller’s market $246/sq ft −7.6% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

Mostly Durham

Durham, NC27712 Seller’s market $223/sq ft −2.2% vs. last year 3.4 months of supply · 15% sold over asking Competition 47/100

Mostly Durham

Durham, NC27713 Seller’s market $226/sq ft −2.2% vs. last year 2.5 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 61/100

Mostly Durham

Bahama, NC27503 Seller’s market $203/sq ft −19.9% vs. last year 2.7 months of supply · 14% sold over asking

Part is in Durham

Chapel Hill, NC27517 Balanced $284/sq ft +7.9% vs. last year 4 months of supply · 18% sold over asking Competition 42/100

Mostly Chapel Hill; part is in Durham

Morrisville, NC27560 Seller’s market $225/sq ft −4.7% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 42/100

Mostly Morrisville; part is in Durham

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Durham. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Durham at a glance

City · Durham County, NC

Population	291,4672,584 per square mile
Land area	113 square milesplus 0.8 of water
Median household income	$81,619average $113,072
Median home value	$392,800as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,508/month
Homes lived in by owners	52%
Single-family houses	51% of homes
Median year built	1995
Average household	2.21 people
Median age	35.1
Average commute	22 minutes23% work from home
Adults with a degree	57%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Durham

Distances

Nearest major airport	Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Raleigh, NC18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Philadelphia, PA345 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Durham; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Durham

U.S. Representative · North Carolina’s 4th DistrictValerie P. Foushee (D)
U.S. SenatorTed Budd (R)
U.S. SenatorThom Tillis (R)
GovernorJosh Stein (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataLeonardo Williams

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Durham had 283,506 residents in the 2020 census, up 52% since 2000.

It’s the 4th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Durham County grew from 26,233 residents in 1900 to 324,833 in 2020.

Durham County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Durham, NC weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Durham County

229,497 jobs at 8,282 businesses in Durham County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

7,226 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Durham’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Duke University HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Durham2.4 miles
Durham Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Durham2.4 miles
Duke Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Durham3.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	546
Specialist doctors	1,292
Dentists	277
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	1,301
Mental health providers	2,806
Physical and occupational therapists	883
Optometrists	46
Chiropractors	75
Pharmacies	102

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.

Places in and around Durham

Parks (100 nearby)

West Point on the Eno · 404 acres5.9 mi
Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment · 105 acres6.3 mi
Sandy Creek Park · 101 acres3.8 mi
Leigh Farm · 95 acres6.2 mi
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve · 82 acres6.2 mi
Twin Lakes Park · 74 acres3.7 mi

Grocery stores (33 nearby)

Compare Foods0.3 mi
Durham Co-op Market1.0 mi
Food Lion1.3 mi
Whole Foods Market1.7 mi

Pharmacies (19 nearby)

Main Street Pharmacy0.7 mi
Russell's Pharmacy & Shoppe1.5 mi
Rite Aid2.8 mi
Walgreens2.8 mi

Libraries (13 nearby)

Stanford L Warren Branch Library0.4 mi
Durham County Library - Main Library0.7 mi
James E. Shepard Library0.9 mi
DTCC Library1.5 mi
Lilly Library1.6 mi

Museums (6 nearby)

The History Hub Museum0.8 mi
Nasher Museum of Art1.6 mi
Museum of Life and Science3.0 mi
Museum of Life and Science3.1 mi
Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum3.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (14 nearby)

St. Joseph's Historic Foundation Hayti Heritage Center0.3 mi
Durham Performing Arts Center0.5 mi
B. N. Duke Auditorium0.7 mi
Carolina Theatre0.8 mi
Durham Arts Council0.8 mi

Counts are within about 7 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1869.

Colleges and universities

Duke University
North Carolina Central University
Nicholas School of the Environment
Duke University Center for International Studies
Durham Technical Community College
Duke University Medical Center

Sports teams

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball NCAA Division I men's basketball

Notable people born here

Fred Brooks (1931) · American computer scientist (1931–2022); author of The Mythical Man-Month and 'No Silver Bullet' (1986), which distinguished essential from accidental complexity in software engineering
James Buchanan Duke (1856) · American businessman (1856-1925)
Seth Wescott (1976) · American snowboarder
Christopher Browning (1944) · American historian of the Holocaust
Betty Davis (1944) · American funk and soul singer
Clyde McPhatter (1931) · American singer (1932–1972)
T. J. Warren (1993) · American basketball player (born 1993)
Midori (1968) · American pornographic actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Durham

Public schools here are run by Durham Public Schools, Central Park School For Children, Community School of Digital and Visual A and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (70)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Bethesda ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	442	Public	4.9 mi
Burton ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	293	Public	1.0 mi
C C Spaulding ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	247	Public	0.6 mi
Creekside ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	554	Public	6.4 mi
E K Powe ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	454	Public	2.1 mi
Easley ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	490	Public	6.3 mi
Eastway ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	331	Public	1.1 mi
Eno Valley ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	440	Public	6.8 mi
Fayetteville Street ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	261	Public	1.5 mi
Forest View ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	662	Public	4.9 mi
George Watts ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	358	Public	1.6 mi
Glenn ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	455	Public	4.7 mi
Hillandale ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	586	Public	4.9 mi
Holt ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	587	Public	4.8 mi
Lakewood ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	439	Public	1.8 mi
Little River ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	326	Public	8.1 mi
Lyons Farm ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	608	Public	7.8 mi
Merrick-Moore ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	445	Public	3.2 mi
Morehead MontessoriDurham	Pre-K–5	278	Public	0.6 mi
Murray-Massenburg ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	517	Public	3.1 mi
Oak Grove ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	395	Public	4.8 mi
Parkwood ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	491	Public	6.6 mi
Pearsontown ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	765	Public	3.7 mi
R N Harris ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	313	Public	1.5 mi
Sandy Ridge ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	589	Public	5.2 mi
Southwest ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	639	Public	4.1 mi
Spring Valley ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	543	Public	5.4 mi
W G Pearson ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	319	Public	2.0 mi
Y E Smith ElementaryDurham	Pre-K–5	358	Public	1.7 mi
Central Park School For ChildrenDurham	K–8	585	Charter	1.3 mi

And 40 more.

Private schools (35)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Bethesda Christian AcademyDurham	Pre-K–11	200	Baptist	4.7 mi
Carolina Friends SchoolDurham	Pre-K–12	477	Friends (Quaker)	6.8 mi
Cresset Christian AcademyDurham	Pre-K–12	171	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.0 mi
Duke SchoolDurham	Pre-K–8	436	Nonsectarian	3.7 mi
Durham AcademyDurham	Pre-K–12	1,213	Nonsectarian	3.6 mi
Durham AcademyDurham	Pre-K–12	1,213	Nonsectarian	3.7 mi
Durham Academy Middle School DivDurham	Pre-K–12	1,211	Nonsectarian	2.6 mi
Empowered Minds AcademyDurham	Pre-K–4	14	Nonsectarian	0.8 mi
Immaculata Catholic SchoolDurham	Pre-K–8	466	Roman Catholic	1.0 mi
International Montessori SchoolDurham	Pre-K–6	97	Nonsectarian	2.4 mi
Lerner Jewish Community Day SchoolDurham	Pre-K–5	38	Jewish	2.9 mi
Liberty Christian SchoolDurham	Pre-K–12	299	Baptist	5.5 mi
Montessori Community SchoolDurham	Pre-K–8	157	Nonsectarian	6.5 mi
Montessori Farm SchoolDurham	Pre-K–K	7	Nonsectarian	3.1 mi
Montessori School of DurhamDurham	Pre-K–6	83	Nonsectarian	2.8 mi
Montessori School of RaleighDurham	Pre-K–12	238	Nonsectarian	8.0 mi
My Dynamic AcademyDurham	Pre-K–10	42	Nonsectarian	5.5 mi
Quality Education Institute of DurhamDurham	Pre-K–4	22	Church of Christ	1.7 mi
Triangle Day SchoolDurham	TK–8	321	Nonsectarian	4.8 mi
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel HillDurham	TK–12	583	Christian (no specific denomination)	5.1 mi
Faith Assembly Christian AcademyDurham	K–12	31	Christian (no specific denomination)	1.6 mi
Fellowship Baptist AcademyDurham	K–12	176	Baptist	2.6 mi
Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian SchoolDurham	K–8	22	Seventh-day Adventist	5.5 mi
Gift of Knowledge AcademyDurham	K–1	5	Nonsectarian	2.1 mi
Gorman Christian Academy & Early Learning CenterDurham	K–8	105	Baptist	6.3 mi
Hope Creek AcademyDurham	K–12	69	Nonsectarian	4.6 mi
Hope Creek AcademyDurham	K–12	69	Nonsectarian	4.6 mi
Mount Zion Christian AcademyDurham	K–12	182	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.1 mi
Southpoint AcademyDurham	K–5	53	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.8 mi
Southpoint AcademyDurham	K–5	54	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.8 mi

And 5 more.

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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