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Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County, North Carolina, has 152,498 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hillsborough. It uses Eastern Time and covers 398 sq mi (1,030 km²) of land.

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Orange County in North Carolina
Alamance CountyDurham CountyDurhamChapel HillCarrboroMebaneHillsborough
Orange County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
152,498
Land area
398 sq mi (1,030 km²)
County seat or government
Hillsborough
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$90,089 ± $2,394
Median home value
$459,500 ± $9,735
Median rent, with utilities
$1,496 ± $41
Homes lived in by their owners
63.8% ± 1.2 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro areaCentral county
Water area
3.38 sq mi (8.74 km²)
State
North Carolina
County code (FIPS)
37135
Coordinates (central point)
36.062525, -79.120033
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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 Orange 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. 2770751,274 people
  2. 2770549,923 people
  3. 2751647,358 people
  4. 2730235,418 people
  5. 2751432,951 people
  6. 2751729,564 people
  7. 2727827,925 people
  8. 2771224,299 people
  9. 2751013,868 people
  10. 275837,242 people
  11. 275726,131 people
  12. 272435,677 people
All 15
  1. 275413,399 people
  2. 272312,331 people
  3. 275990 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Orange 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 Orange County, largest first

  1. Chapel Hill Township95,474 people
  2. Hillsborough Township17,098 people
  3. Cheeks Township13,051 people
  4. Eno Township8,531 people
  5. Bingham Township6,604 people
  6. Cedar Grove Township5,652 people
  7. Little River Township3,268 people

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

School districts in Orange County, largest first

  1. Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools91,059 people
  2. Orange County Schools58,619 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 Orange 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. Durham, North Carolina (city)291,467 people
  2. Chapel Hill, North Carolina (town)61,607 people
  3. Carrboro, North Carolina (town)21,204 people
  4. Mebane, North Carolina (city)19,538 people
  5. Hillsborough, North Carolina (town)9,724 people
  6. Efland, North Carolina (CDP)1,611 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Durham County, North Carolina14 mi east
  2. Alamance County, North Carolina16 mi west
  3. Person County, North Carolina24 mi north
  4. Chatham County, North Carolina26 mi south
  5. Caswell County, North Carolina26 mi northwest

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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.