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Welcome to Orleans Estates ...

Orleans Estates is located in Charleston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Orleans Estates: Orleans Ests.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Orleans Estates for more information about variations on the name of Orleans Estates.

Orleans Estates is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orleans Estates: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Orleans Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orleans Estates - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Orleans Estates ...

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

  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Summerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hanahan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • James Island
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ravenel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orleans Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

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