Welcome to West Hills ...

West Hills is located in Durham County<1>.

The location of West Hills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for West Hills: W. Hills

West Hills is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for West Hills: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named West Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named West Hills: This one is located in Durham County and the other is located in Edgecombe County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 17 communities that are also named West Hills - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (5) and Utah (2).

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

Communities near West Hills ...

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

• Durham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Cary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
• Chapel Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
• Morrisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Carrboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
  • Carrboro is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
• Mebane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
  • Mebane is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <5>
• Butner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
  • Butner is located in Granville County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <5>
• Hillsborough
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>
• Creedmoor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <5>
• Stem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 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 West Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hills ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Durham County: www.co.durham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/