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Welcome to White Rock ...

White Rock is located in Richland County<1> (at the time of its founding, White Rock was located in Lexington County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

White Rock is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for White Rock: 803 & 839<3>

The ZIP code for White Rock: 29177<4>

Communities Also Named White Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named White Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (7), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.

Communities near White Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Rock.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Rock ...

Looking for more information about White Rock? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for White Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Rock.

Adding White Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for White Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the White Rock post office opened in 1890.

We also found White Rock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Rock - 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 White Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the White Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as White Rock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether White Rock or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/