Arcadia, North Carolina

The area was, in previous years, highly agricultural. However, this has changed due to an increase in housing development and the decreased viability of small scale agriculture. Small farms are not totally eradicated though, examples being Robana Farms and Twin Cedar Farm.

Hampton House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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).

Arcadia is served by the A-RC-H (Arcadia-Reedy Creek-Hampton) Volunteer Fire Department, the Midway Volunteer Fire Department, as well as the Griffith Volunteer Fire Department which is located on Peters Creek Pkwy in Forsyth County.

Arcadia is mostly a residential community with a few commercial establishments, and a declining number of farms. There is a mixture of businesses including: retail chains, such as Ace Hardware, Food Lion, Rite Aid, and NewBridge Bank. Local businesses such as the Arcadia Nursery, North Davidson Autoparts; and restaurants such as Arcadia Q Barbecue, Steven's Restaurant, on Highway 150 - South of Winston-Salem, Arcadia Family Restaurant and Pizzeria, Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant, Subway, and Hungry Howies Pizza. The area is, however, beginning to grow as Winston-Salem expands.

Much of the community's vacant land is being excavated for housing development, as many attempt to escape higher property taxes in nearby Forsyth County.