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Welcome to Briarcliff ...

Briarcliff is located in Orange County<1>.

Briarcliff is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Briarcliff: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Briarcliff ...

While we believe that this Briarcliff is located in Orange County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Briarcliff. Those communities are located in the following counties: Randolph and Wake County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 19 communities that are also named Briarcliff - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Briarcliff ...

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

  • Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Morrisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mebane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Hillsborough
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogwood Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
  • Eubanks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eubanks is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briarcliff ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briarcliff - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Briarcliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Briarcliff 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.