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Welcome to Bilboa ...

Bilboa is located in Durham County<1>.

Bilboa is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bilboa: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Bilboa ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Durham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Chapel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wake Forest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Morrisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carrboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Butner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Bilboa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bilboa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bilboa. 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 Bilboa.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bilboa ...

Looking for more information about Bilboa? 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 Bilboa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bilboa.

Adding Bilboa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bilboa 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 (so far) for Bilboa was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bilboa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Durham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bilboa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Bilboa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Bilboa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.