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Where is Durham County?

  • Within a 100-mile radius of at least ten higher education and research institutions and medical centers
  • Along US I-40 and I-85 corridors in the southern region of the county which has become a hotbed for most commercial, industrial and residential development.
  • Driving distance of 500 miles from major US cities, including Charlotte, Raleigh, Philadelphia, and DC.
  • Midway between both Miami and Boston as well as Atlanta and Philadelphia.
  • Downtown Durham is .751 square miles and 14 x 12 blocks.

 

RDU Airport is located at the western edge of Wake County, halfway between the cities of Durham and Raleigh. Durham and Wake Counties along with the cities of Durham and Raleigh co-own the airport. Durham County is also:

  • Set approximately halfway between the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean.
    Surrounded by natural and man-made water sources, including Haw River, Jordan Lake, Falls Lake and the Neuse River.
  • Home to more than 96,000 acres of hardwood and evergreen forests
  • Carpeted with more than 7,800 acres of cropland

Durham MAP 10 cities

MAJOR ROAD AND CITY ACCESSES

I-85 (North-South)
I-40 (East-West)
Raleigh: 20 Miles
Chapel Hill: 15 Miles
Charlotte: 140 Miles
Port of Wilmington: 160 Miles
Atlanta: 380 Miles
Washington DC: 250 Miles
New York City: 390 Miles