THE RIEGELWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Carolina Flatwoods setting.
Riegelwood CDP has 3.08 square miles of land in Columbus County. Its Census reference point is in Carolina Flatwoods, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Riegelwood and Columbus County
Riegelwood is associated with Columbus County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Riegelwood by land and water
The Census records 0.29 square miles of water within Riegelwood, or 8.6% of its total area. It is 6.8 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Columbus County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Riegelwood CDP has 2 times the land area of nearby Delco CDP (1.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

