Centerville South Carolina Map

About Centerville, South Carolina

Centerville is a locality in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. Centerville is located at 32.7341°N, 79.9687°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29625.

Centerville rests in a low-lying landscape, where the land seems to sigh into the nearby waterways. It lies 3.7 miles south-west of Charleston, SC (from Charleston, SC: bearing 217°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of North Charleston. The air here carries the humid breath of the Lowcountry, a palpable presence that clings to the skin and softens the edges of the day. Vast expanses of marsh grass, tinged with the coppery hues of late summer, stretch towards the horizon, broken only by the dark, still veins of tidal creeks that snake through the terrain. Ancient live oaks, draped in veils of Spanish moss, stand as stoic sentinels, their gnarled limbs reaching out as if in a perpetual, quiet greeting to the slow passage of the sun. The light, particularly as afternoon deepens, possesses a honeyed quality, casting long, languid shadows that pool and lengthen across the flat, fertile ground. The history of Centerville is as layered as the rich soil that defines its character, once a place where rice and indigo cultivation shaped the very contours of the land. The echoes of this agrarian past can still be felt in the subtle undulations of the fields and the quiet dignity of the scattered farmhouses that dot the countryside. Today, the local economy still draws sustenance from the bounty of the land and the surrounding waters, with fishing and small-scale agriculture forming the backbone of daily life. The pace here is deliberate, a gentle ebb and flow that mirrors the tides, and the community spirit is as enduring as the moss-draped oaks, a quiet testament to generations who have found their home in this verdant, water-laced corner of Charleston County.

About This Centerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centerville, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.734067, -79.968702. 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 Centerville and Charleston County.

Detailed location data for Centerville includes the ZIP code (29565), telephone area code (864), county seat of Charleston County (Charleston), and school district assignment (Anderson School District 5). 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 Centerville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.