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Welcome to Port Harrelson Ferry ...

Port Harrelson Ferry is located in Horry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Port Harrelson Ferry: Prt. Harrelson Ferry

Port Harrelson Ferry is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Port Harrelson Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Port Harrelson Ferry: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Port Harrelson Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Harrelson Ferry.

  • Myrtle Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Surfside Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hemingway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pawleys Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Socastee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brownway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Brownway is located in Horry County
  • Garden City Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Murrells Inlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Harrelson Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

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