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Welcome to Pine Forest ...

Pine Forest is located in Richland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Forest: Pine Frst.

Pine Forest is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pine Forest: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Pine Forest ...

While we believe that this Pine Forest is located in Richland County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Pine Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Berkeley and Greenville County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 22 communities that are also named Pine Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia (8), Louisiana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2) and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Forest.

Communities near Pine Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pine Forest.

  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cayce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
  • Irmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Irmo is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
  • Forest Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Blythewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • South Congaree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Pineridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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