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Welcome to Melody Acres ...

Melody Acres is located in Charles County<1>.

Melody Acres is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Melody Acres lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Melody Acres: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Melody Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Melody Acres: This one is located in Charles County and the other is located in Saint Mary's County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 4 communities that are also named Melody Acres - they are located in Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Melody Acres ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Melody Acres, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Melody Acres ...

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

  • La Plata
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Occoquan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
  • Quantico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Port Tobacco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Air
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Air is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
  • Bel Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Melody Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melody Acres.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melody Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melody 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Melody Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Melody 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.