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Welcome to Wood Oak Park ...

Wood Oak Park is located in Dorchester County<1>.

Wood Oak Park is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wood Oak Park: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Wood Oak Park ...

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

  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • North Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hanahan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moncks Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ravenel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meggett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cottageville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood Oak Park ...

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

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 Wood Oak Park - 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 Wood Oak Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Wood Oak Park 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.