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Welcome to Congaree ...

Congaree is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Congaree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Congaree is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Congaree: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Congaree ...

While we believe that this Congaree is located in Richland County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Congaree. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lexington and Orangeburg County.

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

Communities near Congaree ...

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

  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cayce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
  • Forest Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Springdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • South Congaree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
    • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Pineridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Saint Matthews
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gaston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Gaston is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Congaree ...

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

Adding Congaree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Congaree 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 for Congaree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Congaree post office opened in 1879.

We also found Congaree in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Congaree.

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 Congaree - 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 Congaree area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Congaree 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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