Dilworth, Charlotte: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Mecklenburg County GIS (historic districts, parks and the CMS 2026-27 feeder boundaries), OpenStreetMap, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, CATS schedule data, the city’s neighborhood directory and Zillow Research.

Dilworth is the historic neighborhood just south of Uptown, laid out around Latta Park. This page uses the boundary of the Dilworth Historic District, which the National Register of Historic Places listed on April 9, 1987, according to OpenStreetMap. Mecklenburg County’s historic district layer draws the same 0.69 square miles as one of Charlotte’s local historic districts. It is all inside Charlotte city limits and all in ZIP code 28203.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Myers Park High, for the whole district. Check one address in the county’s CMS Boundary Search or call CMS at 980-343-3000.
• Home value: $675,347 in ZIP 28203 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate: I-277 (the John Belk Freeway) Exit 2A, about 1.6 miles by road.

Part of our Charlotte neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The district runs south from the edge of Uptown to the area around Romany Road, between the South End rail corridor on the west and Kenilworth Avenue on the east. The main streets inside it, from the county’s thoroughfare map, are East Boulevard, East Tremont Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Romany Road and East Park Avenue, with a short piece of Park Road. South End is next door to the west and Myers Park is to the southeast.

Historic district rules. Because Dilworth is a local historic district, exterior changes such as additions, new windows and demolitions need a certificate of appropriateness from the city’s Historic District Commission. More in our building permits and zoning guide.

Schools

Dilworth is in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. All 1,315 parcels inside the district are zoned for the same three schools in the 2026-27 feeder boundary data that Mecklenburg County publishes for CMS. Scores are the share of state tests at grade level in 2025-26 and the school’s growth rating, from the state’s accountability data.

Dilworth Elementary has a second campus for the younger grades, the Sedgefield Campus at 715 Hartford Ave., in the federal school directory. State tests start in third grade, so the score above is the Latta Campus. Myers Park High graduated 89.4% of students in four years. The CMS figure for all its schools was 60.9% at grade level. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 28203 was $675,347 in August 2026, up 0.8% from $670,290 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. ZIP 28203 also covers South End. The citywide Charlotte figure was $392,573, down 1.1% on the year. Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

From Mecklenburg County’s park list:

• Latta Park, 601 E. Park Ave., a community park at the center of the district.
• Latta Recreation Center, 510 E. Park Ave.
• Tom Sykes Recreation Center, 1501 Euclid Ave.
• Robert Heywood Morrison Garden, 1445 Harding Place, and Pearl Street Park, 602 Kenilworth Ave., on the district’s edge.

Parks in Charlotte are run by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, not the city. The Charlotte Rail Trail runs beside the Blue Line just west of the district. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Bus: CATS Route 19 (Park Road) stops inside the district, according to CATS schedule data.
• Light rail: no station inside. The Blue Line’s East/West and Bland Street stations are about 0.6 mile from the middle of the district in a straight line.
• Interstates: I-277 Exit 2A (Kenilworth Avenue, Third and Fourth streets) is about 1.6 miles by road and Exit 1E (South Boulevard and Brooklyn Village Avenue) about 1.8 miles, numbered as in OpenStreetMap.
• Uptown and the airport: about 1.6 miles from the middle of the district to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and 7.4 miles to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Distances were measured on OpenStreetMap roads with the OSRM routing engine. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket inside the district. On its edge:

• Harris Teeter, 1227 East Blvd.
• The Fresh Market, 1408 East Blvd.
• Publix, 2222 South Blvd., in South End

Neighborhood association

The city’s neighborhood directory lists the Dilworth Community Association, a neighborhood association, which reports about 6,500 homes in its area. It is not a homeowners association; we found no HOA listed for the historic district.

Who serves Dilworth

It is inside city limits: the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, the Charlotte Fire Department and the city’s Solid Waste Services serve it. Property tax goes to the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, which funds CMS; see our property tax guide.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Dilworth zoned for?

Every parcel in the Dilworth Historic District is zoned for Dilworth Elementary, Sedgefield Middle and Myers Park High for 2026-27, according to the CMS feeder boundary data published by Mecklenburg County.

What ZIP code is Dilworth in?

28203. Zillow put the typical home value in ZIP 28203 at $675,347 in August 2026, up 0.8% from a year earlier.

Is Dilworth a historic district?

Yes. The Dilworth Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1987, and the same 0.69 square miles is a Charlotte local historic district, so exterior changes go through the city’s Historic District Commission.

Is Dilworth a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Dilworth is a 0.69-square-mile historic district south of Uptown with Latta Park at its center, zoned for Myers Park High, where 67.8% of state tests were at grade level in 2025-26. The typical home value in ZIP 28203 was $675,347 in August 2026, according to Zillow.