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Durham, Oregon
Durham is a city of 1,983 people in Washington County, Oregon, founded in July 20, 1966.
Why visit Durham
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 123 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 and IMAX, John Sweek House, Doriot–Rider Log House and Brown's Ferry Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; December lows average 34°F.
Weather in Durham
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Durham
Durham is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1966, the city is surrounded by Tigard and Tualatin and is adjacent to the Bridgeport Village shopping complex. As of the 2020 census, Durham had a population of 1,944.
From the Wikipedia article Durham, Oregon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 and IMAX
Cinema and theater · 0.4 mi
7329 Southwest Bridgeport Road, Tigard
"depends on movie showtimes"
Museums and landmarks7
John Sweek House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.8 mi
Historic house in Tualatin, Oregon, USA
18815 Southwest Boones Ferry Road, Tualatin
Doriot–Rider Log House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Historic house in Tigard, Oregon, USA
John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 4
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Historic house in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
John Tigard House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.8 mi
Historic house in Oregon, United States
Shaver–Bilyeu House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.8 mi
Historic house in Oregon, United States
Willamette Meridian
Monument and historic site · 1.0 mi
A monument commemorating the original surveyor's meridian line, which now divides Tualatin into Clackamas and Washington counties.
Parks, trails and playgrounds27
Leonard and Edith Stark Community Boat Ramp
Park · 1.3 mi
Dogwood Drive, Rivergrove
Mo-Su 08:00-20:00; May-Oct Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
15 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes123
60's Cafe and Diner
Restaurant · Diner · 1.1 mi
19358 Southwest Boones Ferry Road, Tualatin
Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Su 08:00-20:00
Artur Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich · 0.7 mi
18749 Southwest Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin
Mo-Fr 05:30-16:00; Sa-Su 07:00-16:00
Barnes & Noble Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop
7227 Southwest Bridgeport Road, Tigard
Mo-Su 09:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 09:00-21:00
Baskin-Robbins
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 0.8 mi
17773 Lower Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego
Mo-Su 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00
Bobadochi
Cafe · Bubble Tea
7122 Southwest Hazel Fern Road, Tigard
Su-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-22:00
Buffalo Wild Wings
Restaurant · Wings · 1.0 mi
8505 Southwest Tualatin Sherwood Road, Tualatin
Mo-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 00:00-01:00,11:00-24:00; Su...
Choza
Restaurant · Mexican
7359 Southwest Bridgeport Road, Tigard
Su-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00
Claim Jumper
Diner · American · 0.4 mi
18000 Southwest Lower Boones Ferry Road, Tigard
Mo-Th 11:00-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:00-20:30; Su 10:00-21:30
Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 0.9 mi
7656 Southwest Nyberg Street, Tualatin
Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00
Hall Street Pizza Company
Restaurant · Pizza · 0.8 mi
15917 Southwest Hall Boulevard, Tigard
Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00
111 more on the map.
History
The city was named for Albert Alonzo Durham, founder of the nearby city of Lake Oswego. Durham operated a sawmill and a flour mill on Fanno Creek, which flows through the city, from 1866 until his death in 1898. The site, located along the Boones Ferry Road to Portland, was originally known as Durhams Mills. In 1908, the Oregon Electric Railway established a stop called Durham at the location. Residents of the city voted for incorporation in 1966 to protect the location from industrialization of its residential areas. Today, the community is primarily residential.
From the History section of Durham, Oregon on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Comfort Inn & Suites Tualatin - Lake Oswego South
Motel and hotel · 1.1 mi
7640 Southwest Warm Springs Street, Tualatin
Courtyard by Marriott Portland Tigard
Motel and hotel · 1.1 mi
15686 Southwest Sequoia Parkway, Tigard
Holiday Inn Express Portland South - Lake Oswego
Motel and hotel · 1.0 mi
15700 Upper Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego
Churches and places of worship10
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 1.4 mi
15555 Southwest 98th Avenue, Tigard
Tualatin Congregation of the Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 1.0 mi
9450 Southwest Durham Road, Tigard
Portland Korean United Methodist Church
Church · Methodist · 1.3 mi
18788 Southwest Pilkington Road, Lake Oswego
Tualatin United Methodist Church
Church · Methodist · 1.4 mi
20200 Southwest Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin
Shopping21
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries51
Northwest School of Discipleship
School · Churches Of Christ · 1.2 mi
9725 Southwest Durham Road, Tigard
Healthcare22
Fred Meyer Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.9 mi
19200 Southwest Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin
Hopstown Physical Therapy
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 mi
16849 Southwest 65th Avenue, Lake Oswego
Map of Durham
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 34°F | 7.0 in |
| Feb | 53°F | 34°F | 5.0 in |
| Mar | 58°F | 37°F | 6.0 in |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 4.5 in |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.0 in |
| Jun | 75°F | 50°F | 1.9 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 54°F | 0.5 in |
| Aug | 82°F | 54°F | 0.5 in |
| Sep | 77°F | 50°F | 1.6 in |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 5.1 in |
| Nov | 54°F | 38°F | 7.6 in |
| Dec | 48°F | 34°F | 7.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Beaverton 2 Ssw (5 mi away), rain and snow from West Linn 0.7 Nw, NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Washington County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for fires.
- 2024-08-09: Lee Falls Fire (Fire)
- 2020-09-15: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds (Fire)
- 2020-09-10: Chehalem Mountain Bald Peak Fire (Fire)
- 2020-09-10: Wildfires (Fire)
- 2020-09-08: Powerline Fire (Fire)
- 2020-03-28: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Tualatin 1 mi southwest, about 2 min by car
- Tigard 2 mi northwest, about 4 min by car
- Lake Oswego 3 mi northeast, about 5 min by car
- Bull Mountain 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Stafford 4 mi east, about 7 min by car
- Sherwood 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Wilsonville 6 mi south, about 9 min by car
- Beaverton 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
- West Linn 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Oak Grove 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Durham Oregon city hall, M.O. Stevens, Public domain
- TriMet WES interior from middle of car, Ac530, CC BY 4.0
- Great Wolf Lodge interior - Grand Mound, Washington, Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Bridgeport Church Easter 2025, Loren Kerns, CC BY 2.0
- Knute Buehler Candidate (3x4a), Scottrainey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Knute Buehler Candidate, Scottrainey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FCA Middle School huddle information session, Loren Kerns, CC BY 2.0
- Cascades POINT Route - Tualatin (51002725705), Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0
- POINT Cascades Route - Tualatin (52489216546), Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0
- 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 - 51334770643, Eric Friedebach, CC BY 2.0
- 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Eric Friedebach, CC BY 2.0
- Fuddruckers Burger - dressed and onion rings, ryan harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tualatin thanks (27030394511), Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0
- Tualatin Public Library Interior 2022, Simon Tsu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- City Hall, Tualatin - DPLA - 02301b86c3bc9eec2655351229fffa62, Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Tigard Pool, Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Torpedo (4176145034), Ian Sane from Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Sweek House obscured - Tualatin Oregon, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TheTualatinInteractivator2, FlowerCrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TheTualatinInteractivator, FlowerCrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Finalists, AndrewJesse, CC0
- TualatinStation 2021, FlowerCrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- WESStation Cloudy, FlowerCrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tualatin @1600feet, FlowerCrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tigard High School aerial view - Tigard Oregon, Tedder, CC BY 4.0
- Stop Reflecting (4646229751), Ian Sane from Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- TriMet WES Commuter Rail approaching Tualatin WES Station (53840608290), Han Zheng, CC BY-SA 2.0
- TriMet WES Commuter Rail approaching Tualatin WES Station (53840515559), Han Zheng, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2017-08-11 MX-5 lifted, Josh Baumgartner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2017-08-03 Merc, Josh Baumgartner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oregon City Willamette Falls Panorama, Taromsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Practice Facility, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Chloe hard at work in class today at Tigard High School (51240557632), Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Snow from my room (31431458873), Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Wet leaf - Flickr - lorenkerns, Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Leaf ménagère - Flickr - lorenkerns, Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Day 338, Winter berries - Flickr - lorenkerns, Loren Kerns from Tigard, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0
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