Hope Valley, a 1920s suburb around Hope Valley Country Club, is a National Register district in ZIP code 27707, zoned for C.E. Jordan High.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the City of Durham’s planning GIS data, Durham Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zones and regions, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, NCDOT’s highway exit data, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.
Hope Valley is the neighborhood around Hope Valley Country Club in southwest Durham. The Hope Valley Historic District, about 458 acres, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009; the city’s historic district data describes it as “1920s and later suburban residential; Tudor, Norman Revival.” OpenStreetMap names Hope Valley North, Hope Valley West and New Hope Valley as places around it. All of the district is in ZIP code 27707.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: C.E. Jordan High, 57.9% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26. Check an address with the city’s school locator.
- Home value: $406,475 in ZIP code 27707 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest freeway exit: U.S. 15-501 Exit 105A, Chapel Hill Boulevard and South Square, about 3.2 miles by road.
Part of our Durham neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
In the city’s data the district is about 1.2 miles north to south and about a mile across, around the country club and its golf course. The city’s Place Type Map marks all of it as Established Residential. It is a National Register district, not a local historic district, in the city’s data.
Schools
Hope Valley is in Durham Public Schools. We checked 230 points across the district against the 2026-27 attendance zones; all were zoned for the same three schools. Despite its name, Hope Valley Elementary on Dixon Road is not the base school here: the district’s region data lists it as the southwest region’s year-round school.
| Level | School | At grade level | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Murray-Massenburg Elementary, 3901 S. Roxboro Road | 48.1% | Not met |
| Middle | Githens Middle, 4800 Old Chapel Hill Road | 52.4% | Met |
| High | C.E. Jordan High, 6806 Garrett Road | 57.9% | Met |
“At grade level” is the share of state tests at grade level or above in 2025-26, from the state’s accountability data; the district figure was 53.2%. Check your own address in the school locator or call the Office of Student Assignment at 919-560-2059. More in our schools guide.
Home values
Zillow publishes no figure for Hope Valley alone. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price.
| Area | August 2026 | August 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP code 27707 | $406,475 | $419,519 | -3.1% |
| City of Durham, for comparison | $389,634 | $403,339 | -3.4% |
Trends are on our home prices page.
Parks and trails
The city’s park data lists no city park inside the district. The nearest, measured from its edge:
- Southern Boundaries Park, 3400 Third Fork Drive, 25.6 acres, about a mile away.
- Sandy Creek Park, 3510 Sandy Creek Drive, 101.8 acres, about 1.2 miles away.
- Old Chapel Hill Road Park, 3751 SW Durham Drive, 22.9 acres, about 1.3 miles away.
- The Third Fork Creek Greenway passes near the district’s east side, according to OpenStreetMap.
The golf course belongs to the private country club. More in our parks and trails guide.
Getting around
- U.S. 15-501: Exit 105A (U.S. 15 and U.S. 501 Business, Chapel Hill Boulevard, South Square) is about 3.2 miles by road from the middle of the district, and Exit 105B (to I-85, downtown, Duke and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) about 3.3 miles. Exit names are NCDOT’s.
- City Hall (101 City Hall Plaza): about 4.8 miles by road.
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport: about 14.4 miles by road.
- Buses: no bus stops inside the district. The nearest, about 0.4 mile from its edge, is GoDurham Route 10B on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway at Shannon Road, according to the city’s bus stop data. See GoDurham.
Distances were measured with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads from a point in the middle of the area. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
OpenStreetMap lists these within about 2 miles:
- Supermarkets: Harris Teeter, 1817 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway; The Fresh Market, 4215 University Drive; Food Lion, 4711 Hope Valley Road.
- Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, 1845 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
- Library: the Durham County Library’s Southwest Branch, 3605 Shannon Road, about 0.8 mile away.
How we built this page
The area is the National Register’s Hope Valley Historic District as mapped in the city’s planning data; OpenStreetMap names Hope Valley places around it. School zones come from the district’s 2026-27 attendance zones, checked at 230 points; a home near a zone line can differ. We found no city or county registry of homeowners associations for Hope Valley, so this page does not describe them.
Frequently asked questions
What schools is Hope Valley in Durham zoned for?
All of the Hope Valley historic district is zoned for Murray-Massenburg Elementary, Githens Middle and C.E. Jordan High in Durham Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zones.
Is Hope Valley Elementary the zoned school for Hope Valley?
No. In the district’s 2026-27 zones the Hope Valley historic district is zoned for Murray-Massenburg Elementary. Hope Valley Elementary, at 3005 Dixon Road, is listed by the district as the southwest region’s year-round school.
What ZIP code is Hope Valley in Durham?
Hope Valley is in ZIP code 27707, where Zillow’s Home Value Index was $406,475 in August 2026.
Is Hope Valley a historic district?
The Hope Valley Historic District, described as 1920s and later suburban residential with Tudor and Norman Revival houses, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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