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Welcome to Colony Acres ...

Colony Acres is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

Colony Acres is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colony Acres: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Colony Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Colony Acres - they are located in Maryland and Virginia.

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

Communities near Colony Acres ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gastonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Indian Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mint Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fort Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Waxhaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (18 miles [29 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 Colony Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colony Acres.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony Acres ...

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

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 Colony 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Colony Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Colony 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.