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Need a Specific Phone Number?
Here's where to look for the numbers most people ask about in Durham, North Carolina:
- City government numbers: see Durham city staff directory, call Durham One Call at 919-560-1200, text Durham One Call at 919-813-6315, or visit City Hall at 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701
- City public records: use the City of Durham NextRequest portal at cityofdurhamnc.nextrequest.com/requests/new; the city says records requests are not taken by phone because the portal supports tracking and accuracy
- County government numbers: use the Durham County department contact list for offices at the county center, 200 E. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701, including county records, tax, Register of Deeds, sheriff, public health, and social services contacts
- County public records: start with Durham County's public-records instructions and NextRequest portal at durhamcountync.nextrequest.com; the county notes that sheriff records and records held by other agencies may need to go to the proper custodian
- School and university numbers: see Durham school district and university directories
- Public utility numbers: see Durham utility phone numbers - emergency lines are separate from customer service
- Public safety numbers: see Durham public safety phone numbers for 911, 988, NC 211, Durham Police non-emergency, Durham Fire administration, and Durham County Sheriff contacts
- Health and social services: see health and social services in Durham
- Area code reference: see Durham phone area codes for 919, 984, and 472
- Phone code reference (N11, star codes, +1): see Durham phone codes
- Reverse-lookup for an unknown caller: see reverse-lookup channels
- Reporting a scam or robocall: see how to report scam calls