Welcome to University Park ...

University Park is located in Dorchester County<1>.

The location of University Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

University Park is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

University Park is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named University Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named University Park - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Florida (4), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (4) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for University Park.

Communities near University Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near University Park.

• Charleston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• North Charleston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Summerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
• Goose Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <4>
• Hanahan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• Moncks Corner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <4>
• James Island
  (15 miles [24.1 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 southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Ravenel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for University Park ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for University Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/