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Welcome to Iris Heights ...

Iris Heights is located in Sumter County<1>.

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

Iris Heights is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Iris Heights ...

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

  • Manning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mayesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Paxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cane Savannah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • East Sumter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
  • Cherryvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Lakewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iris Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iris 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 Iris Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Iris 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.