Welcome to West Hillsborough ...

West Hillsborough is located in Orange County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Hillsborough: W. Hillsborough

West Hillsborough is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Hillsborough: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near West Hillsborough ...

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

• Durham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Chapel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Burlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Burlington is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Carrboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Carrboro is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <4>
• Mebane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mebane is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
• Graham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
• Haw River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Haw River is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
• Green Level
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Level is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
• Swepsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
• Walnut Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hillsborough ...

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