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Welcome to Pinewood Forest ...

Pinewood Forest is located in Alamance County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pinewood Forest: Pinewood Frst.

Pinewood Forest is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pinewood Forest: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Pinewood Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Pinewood Forest: This one is located in Alamance County and the other is located in Pitt County.

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

Websites for Pinewood Forest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.alamancechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pinewood Forest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pinewood Forest ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mebane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Gibsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Haw River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Green Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Swepsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 Pinewood Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinewood Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinewood Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinewood Forest - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Pinewood Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Pinewood Forest 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.