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Welcome to Ballentine ...

Ballentine is primarily located in Richland County<1>. A portion of Ballentine extends into Lexington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballentine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Ballentine is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ballentine: 803 & 839<3>

The ZIP code for Ballentine: 29063<4>

Communities Also Named Ballentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ballentine - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ballentine.

Communities near Ballentine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ballentine.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballentine ...

Looking for more information about Ballentine? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ballentine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ballentine.

Adding Ballentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ballentine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ballentine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ballentine post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballentine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballentine - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Ballentine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Ballentine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ballentine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ballentine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/