Bethesda, Durham County, North Carolina
Bethesda is an unincorporated community in southeastern Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on South Miami Boulevard, off U.S. Route 70. The community has two churches, two schools, and a ZIP code of 27703. It has mostly been annexed into the city of Durham.
Bethesda, Durham County, North Carolina | |
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  Bethesda Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°56′33″N 78°50′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Durham |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27703 |
| GNIS feature ID | 981185 |
Bethesda was named for Bethesda Baptist Church, which was organized in 1884.[1]
References
- Anderson 2011, p. 165.
Works cited
- Anderson, Jean Bradley (2011). Durham County: A History of Durham County, North Carolina. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822349839.
External links
- Bethesda at the U.S. Geographic Names Information System
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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