Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, being the county seat of Durham County, with outskirts of the city limits also extending into Orange County and Wake County. Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina and 70th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 283,506 at the 2020 census. The four-county Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area has an estimated 620,000 residents, while the greater Research Triangle area has a population of over 2.37 million people. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. A railway depot was established in 1849 on land donated by Bartlett S. Durham, the eponym of the city. Following the American Civil War, the community of Durham Station expanded rapidly, in part due to the tobacco industry. The town was incorporated by act of the North Carolina General Assembly, in April 1869.

Counties: Durham, Wake, Orange
Incorporated: April 10, 1869
Named for: Bartlett S. Durham
• Type: Council–manager
• Body: Durham City Council
• Mayor: Leonardo Williams (D)
• City Manager: Bo Fergerson
• Water: 0.71%
• Total: 283,506
• Estimate (2025): 305,561
• Rank: 70th in the United States, 4th in North Carolina
• Urban: 396,118 (US: 106th)
• Metro: 608,879 (US: 94th)
Demonym(s): Durhamite
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP codes: 27701, 27702, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27706, 27707, 27708, 27709, 27710, 27711, 27712, 27713, 27715, 27717, 27722
FIPS code: 37-19000
GNIS feature ID: 2403521
Primary Airport: Raleigh–Durham International Airport
Public transportation: GoDurham
Website: [durhamnc.gov]
Twitter profile: CityofDurhamNC
Official Website: https://www.durhamnc.gov/
Wikidata description: county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata id: Q49229
Wikidata label: Durham
Wikidata aliases: Array
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