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Welcome to Brockington Heights ...

Brockington Heights is located in Richland County<1>.

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

Brockington Heights is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brockington Heights: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Brockington Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Brockington Heights: This one is located in Richland County and the other is located in Darlington County.

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

Communities near Brockington Heights ...

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

  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cayce
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
  • Irmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Irmo is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
  • Forest Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Blythewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Winnsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Springdale is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • South Congaree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brockington Heights ...

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

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 Brockington 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Brockington Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Brockington 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.