Efland is a census-designated place in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 852, up from the 2010 census population of 734.Efland is located along U.S. Route 70, 3 miles west of Hillsborough, the Orange County seat, and 5 miles east of Mebane. It is served by exit 160 from Interstate 85. The original name of the Efland community was Green Springs.