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Welcome to Opossum Point Landing ...

Opossum Point Landing is located in Beaufort County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Opossum Point Landing: Opossum Pt. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Opossum Pt. Lndng.)

Opossum Point Landing is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Opossum Point Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Opossum Point Landing: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Opossum Point Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Opossum Point Landing.

  • Hilton Head Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluffton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Royal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hardeeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tybee Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Thunderbolt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Isle of Armstrong
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
  • Daufuskie Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Screven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Screven is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Screven

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opossum Point Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Opossum Point Landing - 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 Opossum Point Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Opossum Point Landing 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.