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Welcome to Bear Creek Estates ...

Bear Creek Estates is located in Fulton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Creek Estates: Bear Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Bear Ck. Ests. or Bear Cr. Ests.)

Bear Creek Estates is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bear Creek Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bear Creek Estates (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Bear Creek Estates: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Bear Creek Estates ...

While we believe that this Bear Creek Estates is located in Fulton County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Bear Creek Estates. Those communities are located in the following counties: Douglas and Newton County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bear Creek Estates.

Communities near Bear Creek Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Creek Estates.

  • Atlanta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smokey Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachtree City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • East Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglasville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontevedra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreston Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 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 Bear Creek Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Creek Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Creek Estates. 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 Bear Creek Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Creek Estates ...

Looking for more information about Bear Creek Estates? 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 Bear Creek Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Creek Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Creek Estates - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Bear Creek Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Creek Estates 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.