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Welcome to Birchwood ...

Birchwood is located in Alamance County<1>.

Birchwood is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Birchwood: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Birchwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Birchwood: This one is located in Alamance County and the other is located in Pitt County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 17 communities that are also named Birchwood - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ontario, Tennessee (3), Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Birchwood ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mebane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
  • Reidsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elon College
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haw River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 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 Birchwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birchwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birchwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birchwood - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Birchwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Birchwood 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.