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Welcome to Piedmont Acres ...

Piedmont Acres is located in Carroll County<1>.

Piedmont Acres is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Piedmont Acres: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Piedmont Acres ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Piedmont Acres ...

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

  • Westminster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Boring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piedmont Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedmont 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Piedmont Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Piedmont 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.