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Welcome to Miles ...

Miles is located in Orange County<1>.

Miles is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Miles: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Miles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Miles - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Miles ...

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

  • Durham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carrboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Elon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillsborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elon College
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Haw River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miles ...

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

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