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Durham, NC · ZIP 22771
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Durham is part of the 919, but its houses and its storm record are its own. Find the roofers based in your ZIP code and see what Durham’s housing stock means for your roof.
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Durham’s homes by the numbers
The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts 136,837 homes in Durham city, with a median year built of 1995. 42.7% were built in 2000 or later and 29.7% before 1980, and 52.3% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
That makes Durham’s housing older than Raleigh’s (median 1997). The median Durham house is about 31 years old, and the City of Raleigh’s historic design guidelines put a good-quality fiberglass shingle roof at twenty to thirty years, so plenty of original roofs here are due for replacement now.
| Town | Median year built | Built before 1980 | Built 2000 or later | Owner-occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | 1997 | 23.1% | 45.1% | 50.7% |
| Durham | 1995 | 29.7% | 42.7% | 52.3% |
| Cary | 1999 | 12% | 48.7% | 66.6% |
| Chapel Hill | 1988 | 35.4% | 32.2% | 47.4% |
| Apex | 2008 | 3.9% | 69.4% | 76.5% |
| Wake Forest | 2009 | 8.5% | 73.4% | 74% |
| Morrisville | 2007 | 2.6% | 76% | 45.4% |
| Holly Springs | 2008 | 3.3% | 77.4% | 80.6% |
Durham’s historic districts
Durham has eight local historic districts — Cleveland Street, Downtown Durham, Fayetteville Street, Golden Belt, Holloway Street, Morehead Hill, Trinity Heights and Watts-Hillandale — and the city requires a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior changes there.
Roofing is treated sensibly: Durham’s work classification chart counts roofing work with no change in appearance, and replacing roofing material with matching material, as routine maintenance that needs no certificate. Change the material, and it does.
Durham County’s storm record
NOAA’s Storm Events Database logged 15 hail reports in Durham County on 10 separate days from 2016 through 2025, most of them in May, and 102 damaging thunderstorm-wind reports, peaking in June.
The county also logged 4 tornadoes in those ten years; the strongest was rated EF1.
103 Durham roofing companies, by ZIP code
Choose your ZIP to see the companies based near you. Within each ZIP, the ones with the most Google reviews are listed first.
Kingsford Home Improvements, Inc.
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
4.6(86 Google reviews)
Referrals Roofing
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
4.7(13 Google reviews)
Budd -Piper Roofing Co
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Durham Roofing Traders
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Home Repair Roofing
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Maximum Construction
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Merritt Roofing
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
New Re Roof Natural Slate
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Sears Home Improvement
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Sears Home Improvement
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
The Custom Roof Company
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
The Young Roofing Co
Durham, NC · ZIP 27701
Accurate Renovation
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
4.5(77 Google reviews)
A-1 Roofing Company
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Bobby Yates Roofing
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Champion Windows And Home Exteriors of Raleigh
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Fjb Remodeling
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Heritage Roofing
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Housetop Roofing & Home Improvement
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Incline Construction Inc
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Murcia's Home Improvement Inc
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Roof Certifications
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Roofing Umbrellas
Durham, NC · ZIP 27703
Durham roofing references
Costs, county records and state rules for Durham, on the National Roofing Directory.
Durham roofing questions
How old are homes in Durham?
The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey puts Durham’s median year built at 1995. 42.7% of its 136,837 homes were built in 2000 or later and 29.7% before 1980.
How often does hail hit Durham?
NOAA’s Storm Events Database logged 15 hail reports in Durham County on 10 days from 2016 through 2025; the largest stones measured 1.75 inches.
Do I need a certificate to replace a roof in a Durham historic district?
Not if the new roofing matches the old. Durham’s work classification chart treats replacing roofing material with matching material as routine maintenance; changing the material needs a Certificate of Appropriateness.
When is storm season in Durham?
Hail peaks in May in Durham County and damaging thunderstorm wind in June, based on NOAA’s 2016 through 2025 records.
How do I find a roofer based near me in Durham?
Use the ZIP filter on this page. Each company is listed under the ZIP code of its business address.
Sources
- US Census Bureau — Durham city: year structure built (2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
- US Census Bureau — Durham city: median year built (2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
- US Census Bureau — Durham city: tenure (2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
- US Census Bureau — Raleigh city: median year built (2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
- Raleigh Historic Development Commission — Design Guidelines (2017), roofs pp. 46–47
- City of Durham — local historic districts
- City of Durham — work requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness (Form 1347)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — Durham County hail, 2016–2025
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — Durham County thunderstorm wind, 2016–2025
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — Durham County tornadoes, 2016–2025