Durham, North Carolina

Durham
City
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Nickname(s):  Bull City,[1] City of Medicine[2]
Location in Durham County and North Carolina
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Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 78°54′00″W / 35.97861°N 78.90000°W / 35.97861; -78.90000
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Durham, Wake, Orange[3]
Incorporated	April 10, 1869[4]
Named for	Bartlett S. Durham
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [5]
• Total	116.19 sq mi (300.92 km2)
• Land	115.36 sq mi (298.79 km2)
• Water	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)  0.71%
Elevation [6]	404 ft (123 m)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	283,506
• Rank	71st in the United States 4th in North Carolina
• Density	2,457.51/sq mi (948.85/km2)
• Urban	396,118 (US: 106th)
• Urban density	2,160.4/sq mi (834.1/km2)
• Metro	649,903 (US: 92nd)
• CSA	2,106,463 (US: 31st)
Demonym	Durhamite
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	27701, 27702, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27706, 27707, 27708, 27709, 27710, 27711, 27712, 27713, 27715, 27717, 27722
Area code(s)	919, 984
FIPS code	37-19000[8]
GNIS feature ID	2403521[6]
Primary Airport	Raleigh–Durham International Airport
Website	durhamnc.gov

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 280,000 people. Durham has two universities, Duke and NC Central. It is northwest of Raleigh, and northeast of Chapel Hill. It is the county seat of Durham County.

1. ↑ "Durham was nicknamed the "Bull City" in the late 1800s when the Blackwell Tobacco Company named its product "Bull" Durham Tobacco". durhamnc.gov. Jan 17, 2021. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
2. ↑ "About Durham". Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
3. ↑ "Durham Maps". durhamnc.gov. City of Durham. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
4. ↑ Durham (N.C.) – Directories. Richmond, Virginia: Hill Directory Company. 1923. p. 7. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
5. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, North Carolina
7. ↑ "QuickFacts: Durham city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
8. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.