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Welcome to Moyle Heights ...

Moyle Heights is located in Rowan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Moyle Heights: Moyle Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

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

Area Codes for Moyle Heights: 704 & 980<3>

Communities near Moyle Heights ...

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

  • Concord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mocksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • China Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Landis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rockwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moyle Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moyle Heights - 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 Moyle Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Moyle Heights 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.