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Welcome to Pinewood Heights ...

Pinewood Heights is located in Kershaw County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pinewood Heights: Pinewood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pinewood Heights is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pinewood Heights: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Pinewood Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinewood Heights.

  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Acres
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Camden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blythewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arcadia Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Ridgeway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lugoff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
  • Lafayette Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinewood Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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