Durham, North Carolina

About Durham

Set in the northern part of North Carolina, Durham is a big city counting 301,870 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 4th largest city in North Carolina and the 71st largest in the entire United States.

Officially, Durham is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 118.83 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,540 residents per square mile.

📰 Durham News Today

• A new hot chicken brand picks Durham’s Ninth Street for its first NC location Raleigh News & Observer · Aug 18
• Black-owned restaurant Flavor Hills shuts down Raleigh and Durham NC locations ABC11 News · Aug 15
• Durham is not lifting its water restrictions as others in the Triangle move to do so WUNC News · Aug 3
• Joint Operation Shuts Down Illegal Business Tied to Violence in Durham ncdps.gov · Jul 20
• Isabella Fortier Obituary | Clements Funeral Service | Durham, NC Tribute Archive · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Durham Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in North Carolina (#4 statewide).
• One of 7 places in the US named Durham — but the North Carolina one has a character all its own.
• Unusually large footprint: 118.83 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in northern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Durham

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Durham

• Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken
• Bali-Hai Mongolian Grill — mongolian grill
• Banu Vegan
• Bean Traders — coffee shop (café)
• Bennett Point Grill and Bar — seafood
• Biscuitville — breakfast
• Bocci — pizza
• Bowl of Phở
• Bua Thai — thai
• Bull City Burger — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 11-foot-8 Bridge · Attraction
• Bennett Place · Attraction
• Boxcar Bar + Arcade
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Duke Homestead · Attraction
• Duke Lemur Center · Zoo
• Museum of Life and Science · Museum
• Nasher Museum of Art · Museum
• Xepher Arcade · Arcade
• Alamosaurus · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Durham

• Beaver Marsh Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Briggs Avenue Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• George Watts Playground reviews ★
• Pearl Mill Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prairie Island / Carolina Xeriscape · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens reviews ★
• Scrap Exchange Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Trinity Park reviews ★
• Weaver Street Park reviews ★
• 17 Acre Wood Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• American Village Park reviews ★
• Angier Avenue Neighborhood Farm · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Durham

• Central Park School For Children
• Community School of Digital & Visual Art
• Durham Charter School
• Excelsior Classical Academy
• Global Scholars Academy
• KIPP Durham College Preparatory
• Kestrel Heights School
• Maureen Joy Charter School
• North Carolina Cyber Academy
• Reaching All Minds Academy
• Research Triangle Charter
• Research Triangle High School
• The Institute Development Young Leaders
• Voyager Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Duke University Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Duke Regional Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Durham Va Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• North Carolina Specialty Hospital

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Durham

🏘️ Nearby Communities