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Welcome to La France ...

La France is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La France, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

La France is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for La France: 864 & 821<3>

The ZIP code for La France: 29656<4>

Communities near La France ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La France ...

Looking for more information about La France? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for La France, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La France.

Adding La France to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La France post office opened in 1928.

We also found La France on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La France.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La France - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the La France area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the La France area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as La France). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La France or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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