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Welcome to Highland Forest ...

Highland Forest is located in Richland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Forest: Highland Frst.

Highland Forest is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Highland Forest: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Highland Forest ...

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

Beyond South Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Highland Forest - they are located in Alabama and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Highland Forest ...

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

  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayce
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Blythewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • South Congaree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Pineridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 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 Highland Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Forest ...

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

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 Highland Forest - 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 Highland Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Highland Forest 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.