5.25 acres of residential land in Durham County
1815 James St, Durham, NC · Parcel 0821211264
County file May 2026
- Acres5.25
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, May 2026
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for City of Durham yet
- Flood zonePartly in flood zone AE (13%)The rest: X (87%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)No tax value on the county roll (2026 roll)
- Last saleNo recorded sale in the county file (as of Aug 2026)Durham County sales file
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage203 ft on James St
- BuildingNone on the roll
- Who zones itInside the City of Durham limits; Durham sets the zoningNCDOT municipal boundaries, as of Feb 2026
- WaterIn City of Durham territoryNo line mapped · US EPA water system boundaries; not confirmed with the utility
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning not on file
- 13% in a FEMA flood zone, 1% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026. Inside the City of Durham limits: a soil rating, not a sewer check; ask the city whether a sewer main serves the lot
- Ground elevationAbout 314–372 ft above sea level; average slope 12.7%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Apr 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaOutside the eligible areasUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Public land nearbyCity of Durham - Forest Hills Park, 0.5 miOpen with restrictions (permit or registration), 46 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtDurham Public SchoolsGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit White Store-Urban land complex, 0 to 10 percent slopes, about 28% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area NC063, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.56 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, White Store; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 3e of 8: severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, White Store; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: Durham Public Schools
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)Eastern Cool Temperate Urban Deciduous ForestDeveloped-Upland Deciduous Forest, developed; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils7% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC or Duke Energy Progress (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
- Water system areaInside the service area of City of DurhamPublic water system NC0332010 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026; boundary supplied by the state. Not a water line at the lot
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags10 environmental lists checked · dry-cleaner solvent sites not checked · habitat not checked (farm parcels and verified-vacant lots only)Groundwork check of public lists: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management, as of Jan 2020–Oct 2026; NC DEQ Brownfields Redevelopment Section, as of Oct 14, 2026; NC DEQ Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, as of Feb 24, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 15, 2026
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
DurhamParcels and flood4.4%in a FEMA flood zone$407ktypical home tax value106,278parcels on the roll- Property tax
- Not estimated: the county file gives no taxable value for this parcel
North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest. Pay or check a bill at the Durham County Tax Administration.
Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Your land? Names on the map come from the county tax roll · Remove or correct my information
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Hurricane
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Very Low
- Landslide
- Very Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $80,347± $29,007 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $367,600± $39,188 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,562± $194 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%± 16 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1974± 20 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 21 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,851± 533 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Durham County, nearest first.
- 1050 W Forest Hills Blvd5.53 acres · Residential lot · 0.4 mi
- 2101 House Ave5.7 acres · Commercial lot · 0.8 mi
- 318 E Cornwallis Rd16.9 acres · Residential lot · 1.4 mi
- 601 Willard St11.2 acres · Commercial lot · 1.4 mi
- 601 Umstead St8.91 acres · Commercial lot · 1.7 mi
- 623 Ardmore Dr17.2 acres · Commercial lot · 1.9 mi
- 1001 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy18.6 acres · Commercial lot · 2.1 mi
- 3653 Courtland Dr5.4 acres · Residential lot · 2.1 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Durham County: 1,054 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file May 2026
Land type
No building found: county roll (2026) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County tax roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
NC OneMap statewide parcels (NC CGIA, county data producers), county file May 13, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 0821211264
Coordinates: 35.9791° N, 78.9254° W