Durham, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Raleigh. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the southeast of Durham and has a population of 276,093 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Cary. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the south of Durham and has a population of 94,536 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apex	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	33,075	63.64% increase
	Burlington	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	50,857	13.22% increase
	Carrboro	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	18,162	8.22% increase
	Chapel Hill	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	52,542	7.86% increase
	Dunn	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	10,029	9.06% increase
	Garner	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	27,138	52.83% increase
	Graham	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	14,533	13.25% increase
	Henderson	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	15,850	1.52% decrease
	Holly Springs	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	20,870	127.05% increase
	Reidsville	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	14,871	2.66% increase
	Roxboro	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	8,667	0.33% decrease
	Sanford	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	29,284	26.12% increase
	Smithfield	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	12,965	12.64% increase
	Wake Forest	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	27,068	115.03% increase
	Danville (VA)	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	44,660	7.75% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	The American Village	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Brentwood Village	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Butner	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Creedmoor	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,684	65.05% increase
	Dutchess Village	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Fearrington Village	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Fearrington	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Glenwood Village	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Gorman	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Hillsborough	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,653	3.8% increase
	Meredith Townes	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Morrisville	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	13,699	163.04% increase
	Pickwick Village	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Stem	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	278	21.4% increase
	Woodbury Village	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---

Durham County

Durham is primarily located in Durham County. A portion of Durham extends into Orange County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Durham: Chatham, Granville, Orange, Person and Wake.

While not sharing a border with Durham, the following counties are close to Durham: Franklin, Alamance and Caswell.

Below are counties that are near Durham (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Durham:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Durham
	Alamance County	W	Buena Vista Estates	21 miles [33 km]
	Caswell County	NW	Prospect Hill	24 miles [38 km]
	Chatham County	SW	Farrington	13 miles [20 km]
	Franklin County	E	Wake Forest	20 miles [32 km]
	Granville County	NE	Cozart	10 miles [16 km]
	Guilford County	W	Whitsett	37 miles [59 km]
	Harnett County	S	Duncan	29 miles [46 km]
	Johnston County	SE	Ogburn Crossroads	33 miles [53 km]
	Lee County	SW	Blacknel	27 miles [43 km]
	Nash County	E	Murraytown	38 miles [61 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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