Neighborhood | 119 Hastings Point Dr, Columbia SC
Lake Murray at golden hour with pines along the shoreline

Life around Hastings Point

An established North Columbia neighborhood on .79-acre lots, about nine miles from downtown and close to the growth corridor running toward Blythewood.

The lay of the land

Where 119 Hastings Point Dr fits

Hastings Point is a newer neighborhood on Columbia's north side, with homes set on roughly three-quarter-acre lots. The home at 119 Hastings Point Dr is a new construction on .79 acre: a single-level floor plan with a finished bonus room above, roughly nine miles from downtown Columbia.

The location is the quiet sell. The I-77 / I-277 / I-20 interchange is close enough for quick trips downtown, to Northeast Columbia retail, or up toward Blythewood, where Scout Motors is building its first U.S. production center.

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Getting around

Commutes and the corridor up to Blythewood

9 miles

Downtown Columbia

About 9 miles south on I-77 and I-277, with the State House grounds, University of South Carolina, and the dining and nightlife of Main Street and the Vista.

Minutes north

Scout Motors Production Center

Blythewood's new EV plant is the largest economic development project in Richland County history: up to 200,000 vehicles a year and 4,000+ permanent jobs at full capacity, with production targeted to begin in 2027.

On-ramps nearby

I-77 / I-277 / I-20

The home sits inside the north Columbia interchange network, which links downtown, Northeast Columbia, Blythewood, Lexington, and the airport corridor.

Up the road

Blythewood & U.S. 21

Main Street Blythewood, the railroad depot, and local shops sit a short drive up U.S. 21 / Wilson Blvd, with more retail along Killian Road.

Scout Motors facts per the South Carolina Governor's Office and reporting by The Post and Courier: the production center is a roughly $2 billion investment on an 1,100-acre campus in Blythewood, planned for up to 200,000 vehicles a year and 4,000+ permanent jobs.

Schools

Richland One, from elementary through high school

Hastings Point falls within Richland School District One. Subdivision-specific zoning data points to Forest Heights Elementary, Alcorn Middle, and Eau Claire High for this pocket of North Columbia.

Attendance zones can shift with boundaries, so confirm your exact assignment with Richland One's official School Zone Locator before you commit.

Richland One School Zone Locator

Elementary

Forest Heights Elementary

Grades PK-5

Middle

Alcorn Middle School

Grades 6-8

High

Eau Claire High School

Grades 9-12

Feeder pattern per subdivision-specific resale data; verify with Richland One.

Everyday life

Groceries, coffee runs, and a bite nearby

Real, verified local stops within a short drive of Hastings Point. Links go to each business's own site.

Grocery & everyday

Coffee & a bite

Getting outside

Lake Murray is the region's backyard

The Midlands' anchor for boating, fishing, and sunset decks is Lake Murray, roughly a half-hour from North Columbia. Jill covers the lake communities of Irmo, Ballentine, and Chapin as part of her regular service area, and her YouTube series, Moving to Columbia SC, is built for newcomers figuring out where to land.

Closer to home, the .79-acre yard at 119 Hastings Point Dr holds its own weekend: a grill on the deck, a garden bed along the fence line, and room for the kids to run before dinner.

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Elevated wooden deck behind 119 Hastings Point Dr overlooking the yard

The back deck, .79 acre behind it