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Branchville South Carolina Map

Explore Branchville, 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.

Interactive Map of Branchville, South Carolina

How to Use This Branchville, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Branchville, 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 Branchville.

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.

CityBranchville
StateSouth Carolina (SC)
CountyOrangeburg County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude33.251271
Longitude-80.815652
Population998
Density121.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code29432
Area Code864
County SeatOrangeburg
School DistrictOrangeburg County School District

About Branchville, South Carolina

Branchville is a locality in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 998. The population density is 121.7 people per km². Branchville is located at 33.2513°N, 80.8157°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Branchville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29432.

Branchville holds a quiet prominence upon the flat, pine-shadowed plains of the interior, where the Pen Branch winds its sluggish, dark path through the damp earth. It lies 16.8 miles south of Orangeburg, SC (from Orangeburg, SC: bearing 172°T), and is situated 17.7 miles south of Brookdale. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, level horizon, broken only by the silhouettes of timber stands and the distant, hazy suggestion of Layton Ridge far to the west. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the heavy, humid air that settles over the low-lying basin of Durbin Bay. Residents often gather near the Branchville Tennis Courts, where the rhythmic sound of play punctuates the stillness of an afternoon, providing a focal point of activity amidst the quietude of the surrounding fields.

Branchville maintains a character forged by the steady intersection of iron rails and agricultural heritage, serving as a testament to the logistical lifeblood of the region. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of the tracks that once transformed a small settlement into a vital junction for travelers and freight alike. While the pace of modern life shifts with the seasons, the local identity is anchored in the enduring memory of its industrial origin and the modest, persistent industry of its inhabitants. Far from the distant disturbances of the world, life here unfolds with a deliberate, singular focus, marked by the occasional transit of a heavy train and the slow transition of light across the quiet, inland expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Branchville Tennis Courts (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 221° SW
  • Horton Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 012° N
  • Lockett Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 319° NW
  • Zig Zag Boat Ramp (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 216° SW
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monument (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 351° N
  • South Carolina State University Planetarium (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 354° N
  • Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.3 mi, 354° N
  • Jim Harrison Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 285° W
  • Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 036° NE
  • Santee State Park (State Park) — 25.1 mi, 049° NE
  • Colleton Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 160° S
  • Cannon (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 317° NW
  • Blackville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 285° W
  • Givhans Ferry State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 122° SE
  • Santee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.3 mi, 046° NE · 9,063 acres
  • Revolutionary War Patriots (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 070° E
  • Greene Attacks (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 070° E
  • Edisto-Springfield Gallery (Gallery) — 31.7 mi, 302° NW
  • Eutaw Springs Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 31.7 mi, 070° E
  • Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 271° W
  • Allendale County Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 240° SW
  • Congaree National Park (National Park) — 35.3 mi, 003° N · 26k acres
  • Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.7 mi, 004° N · 15k acres
  • Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 182° S · 36k acres
  • Summers Corner Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 123° SE
  • Yemassee Junction (Public Artwork) — 39.0 mi, 183° S
  • Weston Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 39.4 mi, 360° N
  • World's Largest Sweet Tea (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 113° SE
  • Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 46.6 mi, 164° S
  • Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 48.5 mi, 089° E · 264k acres

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About This Branchville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Branchville, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.251271, -80.815652. 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 Branchville includes the ZIP code (29432), telephone area code (864), county seat of Orangeburg County (Orangeburg), and school district assignment (Orangeburg 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.