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Welcome to Old Fort Estates ...

Old Fort Estates is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Old Fort Estates: Old Fort Ests.

Old Fort Estates is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Fort Estates: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Old Fort Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Old Fort Estates - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Fort Estates.

Communities near Old Fort Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fort Estates.

  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanahan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moncks Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • James Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Hollywood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ravenel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Fort Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Fort Estates - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Fort Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Old Fort Estates 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.