Pringletown, South Carolina Explained

Pringletown, South Carolina
Named For:Pringle family
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:South Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Pringletown
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:South Carolina
Subdivision Name2:Berkeley
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.1439°N -80.3058°W
Elevation M:17
Elevation Ft:56
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:29472[1]
Area Code:843 and 854
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1250248[2]

Pringletown is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. It is located along Old Gilliard Road (SC 27), north of Interstate 26 (exit 187). Formally spelled "Pringle Town," the community was named after the Pringle family, which lived in the area.[3]

The community is the closest populated place to both the MacDougall Correctional Institution, located north along Old Gilliard Road, and the Volvo Cars - South Carolina Factory, located east via Autonomous Drive.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS Carrier Route Maps . Melissa Lookups . April 18, 2021 . April 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418230806/https://www.melissa.com/v2/lookups/mapcart/zipcode/29472/R004 . live .
  2. 1250248. Pringletown, South Carolina. April 18, 2021.
  3. Book: Neuffer . Claude Henry . Neuffer . Irene . 1967 . Claude and Irene Neuffer's Names in South Carolina Vols. XIII-XVIII, 1966-1971 . South Carolina . The Reprint Company . 31 . 9780871523914 . April 18, 2021.