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Welcome to Idlewood Acres ...

Idlewood Acres is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

Idlewood Acres is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Idlewood Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Idlewood Acres - they are located in Georgia (2), Maryland and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Idlewood Acres ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Indian Trail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Weddington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesley Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idlewood Acres ...

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