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Welcome to North Shore Acres ...

North Shore Acres is located in Hill Country.

North Shore Acres is located in Travis County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Shore Acres: N. Shore Acres

North Shore Acres is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Shore Acres lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for North Shore Acres: 512 & 737<3>

Communities near North Shore Acres ...

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

  • Austin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Leander
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <4>
  • Lakeway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lago Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bee Cave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dripping Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West Lake Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 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 North Shore Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Shore Acres.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Shore Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Shore 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the North Shore Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the North Shore 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.