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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Coordinates: 35°56′33″N 78°50′18″W / 35.94250°N 78.83833°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
edit- ^ Anderson 2011, p. 165.
Works cited
edit- Anderson, Jean Bradley (2011). Durham County: A History of Durham County, North Carolina. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822349839.
External links
edit- Bethesda at the U.S. Geographic Names Information System