Crime Scene and Trauma Cleanup in Mebane, NC

Mebane is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, and partly in Orange County, straddling the state's Research Triangle and Piedmont Triad regions along the Interstate 85/40 corridor.

Mebane was named for Alexander Mebane, an American Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress.

The City of Mebane traces its beginnings to a post office established in 1809, and the railroad arrived in 1855, when the North Carolina Railroad connected Goldsboro to Charlotte through the community.

Mebane was incorporated as "Mebanesville" in 1881, its name was changed to "Mebane" in 1883, and its charter was amended to the City of Mebane in February 1987.

Mebane's industrial growth began in 1881 with the establishment of the White Furniture Company, followed by the Mebane Bedding Company, now Kingsdown, in 1904.

The 2020 census counted 17,797 people in Mebane, living in 5,763 households, and the Census Bureau estimated the population had grown to 21,952 by July 2025, making Mebane one of the fastest-growing municipalities in North Carolina.

Mebane's population grew from 11,393 in 2010 to 17,797 in 2020, an increase of more than 56% in a single decade.

Tanger Outlets Mebane, a major regional shopping draw off Interstate 85/40, opened in November 2010 with about 80 stores.

Lake Michael, completed in 1953 as Mebane's water supply reservoir, is now the centerpiece of Lake Michael Park.

Historic downtown Mebane preserves buildings and streetscapes from its nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth as a railroad and factory town, including the Mebane Downtown Historic District.