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Bethesda, Durham County, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°56′33″N 78°50′18″W / 35.94250°N 78.83833°W / 35.94250; -78.83833
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Bethesda, Durham County,
North Carolina
Bethesda is located in North Carolina
Bethesda
Bethesda
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°56′33″N 78°50′18″W / 35.94250°N 78.83833°W / 35.94250; -78.83833
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyDurham
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27703
GNIS feature ID981185

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 was named for Bethesda Baptist Church, which was organized in 1884.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson 2011, p. 165.

Works cited

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  • Anderson, Jean Bradley (2011). Durham County: A History of Durham County, North Carolina. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822349839.
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