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Welcome to Plantation Ridge ...

Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Plantation Ridge: Plantation Rdg. (or less commonly used: Plantation Rdge. or Plantation Ridg.)

Plantation Ridge is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Plantation Ridge: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Plantation Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plantation Ridge.

  • Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Goose Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hanahan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moncks Corner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • James Island
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ravenel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincolnville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 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 Plantation Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plantation Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plantation Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

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