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Welcome to Bishops Ridge ...

Bishops Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

Bishops Ridge is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bishops Ridge: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Bishops Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bishops Ridge - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Bishops Ridge ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Indian Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mint Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Bishops Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bishops Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bishops Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bishops Ridge - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Bishops Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Bishops Ridge 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.