Below is a partial listing of neighborhoods in the City of Charlotte

The Arboretum: along Pineville-Matthews Road

Ballantyne: Upscale Area, along the NC/SC border

Biddleville: western Charlotte along Beatties Ford Road

Cotswold: intersection of Randolph and Sharon Amity roads

Derita: north of I-85 along West Sugar Creek Road

Dilworth: southwest of Uptown

Eastland: large portion of eastern Charlotte

Elizabeth: along Elizabeth Avenue

Highland Creek: University Area

South End: directly south of Uptown

Myers Park: south of South End

Nations Ford: southwestern Charlotte, near Steele Creek

NoDa: Arts District, around North Davidson Street

North Charlotte: northeast of Uptown

Paw Creek: "Tank town", located in western Mecklenburg County bordering Gaston County

Plaza-Midwood: east of Uptown and along The Plaza

Quail Hollow: South of Dilworth, in between SouthPark and Pineville.

Sedgefield: south of Dilworth

Sherwood Forest: between N. Sharon Amity Rd. and Sardis Rd.

SouthPark: intersection of Sharon Road and Fairview Road (Includes Morrocroft and Foxcroft)

Starmount: South Boulevard area

Steele Creek: southwestern Mecklenburg, including Charlotte

University City: extreme northeast around UNC Charlotte

Uptown/Downtown: central business district composed of first four wards

Neighborhood Watch - 4/08 from Charlotte Magazine

A guide to which neighborhoods will flourish and which will stay flat
By BLAKE MILLER and RICHARD THURMOND - CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE 4/08

Center City, South End

West Charlotte

SouthPark (including Foxcroft, Morrocroft, and Barclay Downs)

Plaza Midwood, NoDa

Dilworth

Myers Park, Eastover

Sedgefield (including Colonial Village, Collins Park and Madison Park)

Steele Creek, Palisades

Ballantyne

Cabarrus County    

Union County

Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville 

Charlotte's Uptown neighborhoods are defined by ward system - First Ward, Second Ward, Third Ward, Fourth Ward

 Charlotte began as a small trading village in the 1700s, but it had grown enough by the 1850s that city leaders split the city into four wards, each with its own elected representative.

The wards grew as the city spread outward, and the city added seven more as suburbs such as Dilworth and Myers Park were built. The ward system was abandoned in 1945, but uptown neighborhoods still are identified that way, with Trade and Tryon streets as the dividing lines.

Today inside Interstate 277, which circles uptown, the wards are thriving, with new single-family, townhouse and high-rise condo projects.

Some of the most famous neighborhoods in Charlotte are the "streetcar suburbs" that form a ring around uptown. They were built to accommodate trolley commuting; many have front porches and traditional sidewalks that lead to eclectic shops and restaurants. All are within a few miles of the city's center.

The Charlotte City Council has designated 5 neighborhoods near uptown as Historic Districts. Find details below - The neighborhood names are: Dilworth, Fourth Ward, Hermitage Court, Plaza Midwood and Wesley Heights.

If you buy a home in one and want to renovate, you'll need approval before making exterior changes. But there's a benefit too: State tax credits for certain renovations. Exterior changes that require approval include additions or new construction, fences and garages, new siding and windows. Older homes in Elizabeth, Myers Park, North Charlotte and the tiny Pharrsdale area of Eastover that include Scotland Avenue are also eligible for state tax credits for some renovations. for details contact John Rogers or Wanda Birmingham at the Historic District Commission (704) 336 2302. http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us/ (click tax credits) and http://www.charlotteplanning.org/ (click historic districts)