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Welcome to Colony Park ...

Colony Park is located in Orange County<1>.

Colony Park is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colony Park: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Colony Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Colony Park: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Durham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Colony Park - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Colony Park ...

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

  • 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>
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mebane
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Butner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Colony Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colony Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony Park ...

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

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 Colony Park - 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 Colony Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Colony Park 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.