Welcome to Durham ...

Durham is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

When the people of Durham refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Durhamite<2>

Durham is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Durham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Durham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Durham - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Texas (3), Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Durham.

Communities near Durham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Durham.

• Allentown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Easton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Perkasie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Doylestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Wilson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Durham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Durham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Durham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Durham. See our Newspapers Page for Durham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durham ...

Looking for more information about Durham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Durham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Durham.

Adding Durham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Durham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Durham post office opened in 1813.

We also found Durham in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/