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Carolina Forest, South Carolina
CDP
About Carolina Forest
Carolina Forest is a small unincorporated community in eastern South Carolina.
Carolina Forest holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.82 square miles.
📰 Carolina Forest News Today
- Five Injured in Three-Vehicle Crash Near River Oaks Drive and Carolina Forest Boulevard WPDE · Aug 7
- 5 injured after 3-car crash in Carolina Forest area WMBF · Aug 7
- Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina Census.gov · Aug 3
- St. James Freshman Football @ Carolina Forest MaxPreps · Jul 27
- Mayonnaise on barbecue? New restaurant brings a taste of Alabama to the Myrtle Beach area. Post and Courier · Jul 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Carolina Forest Unique
- The only place in America named Carolina Forest — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Carolina Forest
📍 Alta Surf📍 Amherst📍 Ashley Park📍 Astoria Park📍 Avalon Plantation📍 Bellegrove Preserve📍 Berkshire Forest📍 Berkshire Village📍 Black Creek Plantation📍 Brighton Lakes📍 Brightwater📍 Brookberry📍 Canterbury📍 Carolina Willows📍 Chanticleer Village📍 Chestnut Ridge📍 Clear Pond📍 Covington Lake📍 Covington Lake East📍 Glenmoor📍 Haven Pointe📍 Hawthorne At The Mill📍 Heatherstone📍 Heritage Downs
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Carolina Forest
- Amici Pizza — pizza
- Eggs Up Grill — american
- Fullbelly BBQ — barbecue
- River Oaks Pizzeria — pizza
- Scottos Pizzeria — pizza
- Sol y Luna — latin american
- The Sneaky Beagle
- Zeytin
- Brother Shuckers
- Flaming Fin — sushi
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carolina Forest
- International Drive Fields reviews ★
- Clear Pond Amenity Center Playground reviews ★
- Grandview Apartments Amenity Center Playground reviews ★
- Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Reaves Ferry Landing reviews ★
- Southgate community common area reviews ★
- Ten Oaks Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateSouth Carolina
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area16.82 sq mi
Coordinates33.7664, -78.9135