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Welcome to Elon College ...

The town of Elon College is located in Alamance County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elon College, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

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

Area Codes for Elon College: 336 & 743<2>

Communities near Elon College ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mebane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <3>
  • Reidsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Haw River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Swepsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elon College ...

Looking for more information about Elon College? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elon College, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elon College.

Adding Elon College to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elon College in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Elon College was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elon College post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elon College.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Elon College area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Elon College area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/