THE DURHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Low Allegheny Plateau setting.
Durham town has 49.3 square miles of land in Greene County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Low Allegheny Plateau, within Northern Allegheny Plateau.
Rolling hills, broad valleys and low mountains are mantled by glacial deposits. Sandstone, shale and siltstone underlie a mix of open land and woodland across the northern plateau.
Regional context: Northern Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Durham and Greene County
Durham is associated with Greene County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Durham by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Durham, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 1.7% recorded for Greene County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Durham town has 14.3 times the land area of nearby East Durham CDP (3.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

