Durham
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North Carolina
Durham is a major-metro county in North Carolina with 9 ZIP codes, 260,260 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Durham, NC sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 16%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 260,260
- combined ZIP population
- 9
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $85,329
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Durham lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 37063, 9 ZIPs, combined population 260,260). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
Upper-income footing across a mid-size ZIP set (9 codes). Sibling delivery areas are close enough that a two-ZIP compare usually separates the county seat from outlying tracts without leaving Durham. Use the density column to spot the urban core before jumping to HUD/FBI county overlays.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
9
Total ZIPs
260,260
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Durham
Side-by-side: Compare 27713 vs 27705 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Durham?
Durham has a total population of 260,260 across 9 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Durham?
Durham includes 9 ZIP codes: 27713, 27705, 27707, 27703, 27704, 27701, 27712, 27503, 27709.