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Welcome to Woodshire Estates ...

Woodshire Estates is located in Alamance County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Woodshire Estates: Woodshire Ests.

Woodshire Estates is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woodshire Estates: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Woodshire Estates ...

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

  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carrboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mebane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elon College
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodshire Estates ...

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

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 Woodshire Estates - 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 Woodshire Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Woodshire Estates 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.