Welcome to Pine Needles ...
Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County<1>.
Pine Needles is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pine Needles lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pine Needles: 803 & 839<3>
Communities Also Named Pine Needles ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pine Needles - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Needles.
Communities near Pine Needles ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pine Needles.
- Bamberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Matthews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bowman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elloree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Neeses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 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 Pine Needles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Needles.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pine Needles. 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 Needles.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Needles. See our Newspapers Page for Pine Needles.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Needles ...
Looking for more information about Pine Needles? 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 Needles, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Needles.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Needles - 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 Needles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Pine Needles 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |