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Welcome to Hillcrest ...

Hillcrest is located in Orange County<1>.

Hillcrest is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hillcrest: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Hillcrest ...

While we believe that this Hillcrest is located in Orange County, we know of another 4 North Carolina communities named Hillcrest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davidson, Hoke, Union and Watauga County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 88 communities that are also named Hillcrest - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), New Jersey (4), New York (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hillcrest ...

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

  • Durham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Carrboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mebane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Graham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Butner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Haw River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Green Level
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Swepsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 Hillcrest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillcrest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillcrest ...

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

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