Browntown South Carolina Map

About Browntown, South Carolina

Browntown is a locality in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 12.6 people per km². Browntown is located at 34.2033°N, 80.3166°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29010.

Browntown lies spread across the gentle incline of the Pee Dee landscape, a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields and the deeper, shadowed green of mature woodlands. It lies 19.6 miles north of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 4°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-south-west of Bishopville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, mingling with the earthy aroma of turned soil from the surrounding farms. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and maples, falls in broad, golden shafts that illuminate the dust motes dancing in the quiet stillness, giving the very air a tangible, luminous quality. The roads, some paved and some the soft red clay that characterizes this part of the state, wind their way between the open fields, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy horizon where the land seems to melt into the sky. The history of Browntown is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of Lee County, a place where cotton once reigned supreme, its white bolls a familiar sight against the deep green stalks. While the landscape still bears the marks of this agrarian past, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and trades supporting the families who have long called this place home. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a quiet dignity in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that dot the countryside. The true character of Browntown is found in the enduring spirit of its people and the subtle, enduring beauty of the land itself, a beauty that reveals itself not in dramatic pronouncements, but in the steady unfolding of seasons and the quiet continuity of life.

About This Browntown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Browntown, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.203292, -80.316646. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Browntown and Lee County.

Detailed location data for Browntown includes the ZIP code (29010), telephone area code (803, 839), county seat of Lee County (Bishopville), and school district assignment (Lee County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Browntown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.