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Welcome to Country Acres ...

Country Acres is located in Douglas County<1>.

Country Acres is 6,470 feet [1,972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Country Acres is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Country Acres lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Country Acres: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Country Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Country Acres - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Maryland (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Country Acres.

Communities near Country Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Country Acres.

  • Centennial
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Tree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Pines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Pines North
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
    • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
  • Elizabeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kiowa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Foxfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Country Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Country Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Country Acres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Country Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Country Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Country Acres ...

Looking for more information about Country Acres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Country Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Country Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Country Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Country Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Country Acres area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.