Map of Durham, North Carolina, United States

Durham is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 257,636. It lies at 35.9940°N, 78.8986°W, about 123 m above sea level. Durham is about 362 km (225 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chapel Hill, 17 km to the southwest.

Durham at a glance

Where is Durham?

• The 4th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Durham

• Chapel Hill — 17 km southwest
• Cary — 25 km southeast
• Apex — 29 km south
• Raleigh — 34 km southeast
• Wake Forest — 35 km east
• Burlington — 50 km west
• Danville — 79 km northwest
• Greensboro — 81 km west
• Wilson — 94 km east
• Rocky Mount — 100 km east

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056
• Greenville — 90,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Durham

• Durham — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.