Arcadia, North Carolina

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Arcadia is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina. It is located in the northwestern section of the county along NC Highway 150. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Midway, Welcome, and Winston-Salem.

Contents 1 Education 2 Fire Department 3 Development 4 Trivia

[edit] Education

Arcadia is the location of Northwest and Friedberg Elementary Schools, both part of the Davidson County School System. The two schools feed into North Davidson Middle and North Davidson High (both in Welcome).

[edit] Fire Department

Arcadia is served by the A-RC-H (Arcadia-Reedy Creek-Hampton) Volunteer Fire Department.

[edit] Development

Arcadia is mostly a residential community with a few commercial stores like Ace Hardware, Food Lion, Eckerd, Lexington State Bank, Speedy Lohr's Barbeque, and the Arcadia Nursery. The area is, however, beginning to grow as Winston-Salem expands.

Much of the community's vacant land is being excavated for housing developments for citizens attempting to escape higher property taxes in nearby Forsyth County.

[edit] Trivia

• Arcadia is often referred to as the slang phrase "A-Town" by young locals.

• Arcadia is one of three towns in the North Davidson area (the others being Welcome and Midway), jokingly referred to as the "Tri-City Area."