Alcolu South Carolina Map

About Alcolu, South Carolina

Alcolu is a locality in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 402. The population density is 34.1 people per km². Alcolu is located at 33.7591°N, 80.2249°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29001.

Alcolu emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed horizon as a quiet waypoint where the blackwater currents of the Big Branch slice through the heavy, loam-rich earth. It lies 13.8 miles south-southeast of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 148°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north of Manning. The landscape here is defined by a deep, vegetative silence, broken only by the occasional rustle of loblolly pines that stretch toward the humid, sun-drenched sky. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Sand Hills provide a faint, hazy boundary to the expansive plains, while the localized moisture of Edna Ward Pond supports a thicket of cypress and tangled undergrowth. The air holds a persistent, weighted warmth that seems to slow the passage of the afternoon, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that extend toward the protected wildlands of Pocataligo Park.

Alcolu remains anchored to its industrial heritage, having grown from the singular pulse of the timber and sawmill operations that once dictated the rhythm of its daily life. While the massive steam-driven mills have long since quieted, the remnants of that era linger in the wide, straight paths of the layout and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older dwellings. The economy now mirrors the steady, agrarian pace of the surrounding region, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the mood of the seasons far more than any metropolitan influence. Residents navigate a landscape where the history of labor is etched into the very soil, and the proximity to the expansive timber tracts ensures that the natural world remains a constant, looming neighbor to the orderly rows of houses.

About This Alcolu Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alcolu, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.759106, -80.224889. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alcolu includes the ZIP code (29001), telephone area code (803, 839), county seat of Clarendon County (Manning), and school district assignment (Clarendon County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.