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Welcome to Air Base Heights ...

Air Base Heights is located in Florence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Air Base Heights: Air Base Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Air Base Heights is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Air Base Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Air Base Heights: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Air Base Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Air Base Heights.

  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Darlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Timmonsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pamplico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Scranton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Coward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sellers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mars Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
  • Park City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City

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 Air Base Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Air Base Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Air Base Heights. 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 Air Base Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Air Base Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Air Base Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Air Base Heights ...

Looking for more information about Air Base Heights? 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 Air Base Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Air Base Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Air Base Heights - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Air Base Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Air Base Heights 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.