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Welcome to Brinkley Estates ...

Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brinkley Estates: Brinkley Ests.

Brinkley Estates is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brinkley Estates: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Brinkley Estates ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kernersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clemmons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • King
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinkley Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

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