Durham, New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire
Town
Thompson Hall on the University of New Hampshire campus
Seal
Location within Strafford County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°08′02″N 70°55′35″W / 43.13389°N 70.92639°W / 43.13389; -70.92639
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Strafford
Settled	1635
Incorporated	1732
Government
• Town Council	Members Sally Needell, Chair James Lawson Wayne Burton Joe Friedman Emily Friedrichs Charles "Chuck" Hotchkiss Eleanor "Ellie" Lonske Eric Lund Carden Welsh
• Town Administrator	Todd I. Selig
Area [1]
• Total	24.7 sq mi (64.1 km2)
• Land	22.4 sq mi (58.0 km2)
• Water	2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2)  9.50%
Elevation	50 ft (20 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	15,490
• Density	691/sq mi (266.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	03824
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-19700
GNIS feature ID	0873584
Website	www.ci.durham.nh.us

Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 15,490 at the 2020 census,^[2] up from 14,638 at the 2010 census.^[3] Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire.

The primary settlement in the town, where 11,147 people resided at the 2020 census,^[4] is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Durham census-designated place (CDP) and includes the densely populated portion of the town centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Route 108 and Main Street, which includes the university that dominates the town.