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Welcome to Chicora Place ...

Chicora Place is located in Charleston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Chicora Place: Chicora Pl. (or less commonly used: Chicora Plc.)

Chicora Place is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chicora Place: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Chicora Place ...

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

  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanahan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • James Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Hollywood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ravenel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Folly Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chicora Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

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