Explore Bennettsville, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bennettsville, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bennettsville.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Bennettsville |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Marlboro County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.628218 |
| Longitude | -79.685958 |
| Population | 7,020 |
| Density | 439.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29512 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| County Seat | Bennettsville |
| School District | Marlboro County School District |
Bennettsville emerges from the flat, fertile plains of the Pee Dee region as a quiet gathering of earth and ambition. It lies 29.5 miles north of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 9°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-southwest of McColl. Crooked Creek traces a meandering path through the landscape, providing a soft, persistent pulse to the terrain that rests seventy-nine miles from the reach of the tide. The view toward the horizon is broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Ballast Ridge, a reminder of the shifting elevations beyond these level fields. Lake Wallace sits just a mile away, offering a glassy surface that reflects the heavy, humid sky of late afternoon. At the center of this terrain, Carroll Field provides a dedicated space where the land serves the people in a simple, functional communion.
Bennettsville carries the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of agriculture and the labor of the soil. The local economy has long relied upon the fiber of cotton and the steady output of manufacturing, sectors that define the workaday character of the inhabitants. Where once the landscape was dominated by vast fields of crops, the modern infrastructure now supports a broader range of industrial interests. The transition from agrarian roots to a more diversified commerce has left the architecture of the streets marked by a persistent, sturdy utility. Each building stands as a quiet witness to the generations who have worked the surrounding acreage to sustain the life of the municipality.
Bennettsville maintains a cultural character defined by a slow, deliberate pace that favors community ties over the frantic noise of larger urban centers. Notable landmarks such as the historic courthouse square anchor the town, serving as a focal point for civic life and the gathering of neighbors. The annual calendar is marked by local events that bring residents together, reinforcing a sense of continuity that bridges the past and the present. Figures like the notable educator Mary McLeod Bethune, who was born in the vicinity, highlight the intellectual and social contributions that have emerged from this specific soil. Life here revolves around the subtle shifts in the seasons, where the light at dusk turns the dusty roads into ribbons of muted gold.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bennettsville, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.628218, -79.685958. 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 Bennettsville includes the ZIP code (29512), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Marlboro County (Bennettsville), and school district assignment (Marlboro County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |