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Alamance County, North Carolina

Alamance County, North Carolina, has 186,177 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Graham. It uses Eastern Time and covers 423 sq mi (1,097 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
186,177
Land area
423 sq mi (1,097 km²)
County seat or government
Graham
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$65,651 ± $1,854
Median home value
$241,500 ± $5,511
Median rent, with utilities
$1,064 ± $25
Homes lived in by their owners
65% ± 1.4 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Burlington, NC metro areaCentral county
Water area
10.8 sq mi (27.9 km²)
State
North Carolina
County code (FIPS)
37001
Coordinates (central point)
36.043954, -79.400573
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Alamance County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 2721547,102 people
  2. 2721741,406 people
  3. 2730235,418 people
  4. 2725333,114 people
  5. 2731223,341 people
  6. 2724416,329 people
  7. 2724913,741 people
  8. 2729810,090 people
  9. 273497,061 people
  10. 272586,391 people
  11. 27201139 people
  12. 27202135 people
All 13
  1. 2734048 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Alamance County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Alamance County, largest first

  1. Township 12, Burlington42,774 people
  2. Township 3, Boone Station32,177 people
  3. Township 6, Graham27,152 people
  4. Township 10, Melville22,510 people
  5. Township 9, Thompson10,388 people
  6. Township 8, Newlin6,935 people
  7. Township 13, Haw River6,436 people
  8. Township 4, Morton5,307 people
  9. Township 1, Patterson5,271 people
  10. Township 11, Pleasant Grove5,172 people
  11. Township 2, Coble4,717 people
  12. Township 7, Albright4,500 people
All 13
  1. Township 5, Faucette3,554 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in North Carolina, by county

School districts in Alamance County, largest first

  1. Alamance-Burlington Schools176,893 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Alamance County, largest first

  1. Occaneechi-Saponi State Designated Tribal Statistical Area9,575 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Burlington, North Carolina (city)59,610 people
  2. Mebane, North Carolina (city)19,538 people
  3. Graham, North Carolina (city)18,048 people
  4. Elon, North Carolina (town)11,032 people
  5. Gibsonville, North Carolina (town)9,467 people
  6. Glen Raven, North Carolina (CDP)3,506 people
  7. Green Level, North Carolina (town)3,230 people
  8. Haw River, North Carolina (town)2,824 people
  9. Swepsonville, North Carolina (town)2,517 people
  10. Saxapahaw, North Carolina (CDP)1,301 people
  11. Alamance, North Carolina (village)1,267 people
  12. Woodlawn, North Carolina (CDP)1,085 people
All 14
  1. Ossipee, North Carolina (town)795 people
  2. Altamahaw, North Carolina (CDP)491 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Orange County, North Carolina16 mi east
  2. Guilford County, North Carolina22 mi west
  3. Caswell County, North Carolina24 mi north
  4. Chatham County, North Carolina25 mi south
  5. Rockingham County, North Carolina32 mi northwest
  6. Randolph County, North Carolina32 mi southwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.