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Welcome to Mountain Lakes ...

Mountain Lakes is located in Chester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Lakes: Mountain Lks.

Mountain Lakes is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Lakes: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Mountain Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mountain Lakes - it's located in New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Mountain Lakes ...

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

  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockhart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlisle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • McConnells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Richburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lowrys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowrys is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Cornwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
  • Eureka Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
  • Blackstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Lakes ...

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

Footnotes ...

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