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Welcome to Hickory Acres ...

Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

Hickory Acres is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Hickory Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Hickory Acres: This one is located in Mecklenburg County and the other is located in Pasquotank County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Hickory Acres - they are located in Georgia and Maryland.

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

Communities near Hickory Acres ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Indian Trail
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cornelius
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Acres ...

Looking for more information about Hickory 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 Hickory Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hickory 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 Hickory 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 Hickory Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory 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.