Coward South Carolina Map

About Coward, South Carolina

Coward is a locality in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 748. The population density is 81.8 people per km². Coward is located at 33.9732°N, 79.7470°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Coward is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29530.

Coward sits upon a flat, open expanse of soil where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, defined by the steady, quiet presence of pine and hardwood stands. It lies 15.4 miles south of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north of Lake City. The earth here is porous and dark, holding the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent toward the western tree line. Two miles away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Horse Branch trace a path through the low-lying terrain, while the shallow depression of Nettles Bay marks the land nearby with a slight, subtle dip in the topography. At dusk, the light turns a thick, bruised gold, catching the dust kicked up from the unpaved edges of the roads and casting long, thin shadows that reach toward the modest green space of Coward Community Park.

Agriculture serves as the ancient pulse of Coward, a rhythm set by the planting and harvest cycles that have dictated the life of the surrounding fields for generations. The economy remains anchored in the stubborn, productive reality of the land, where the labor of the hands has always mattered more than the noise of industry. Five miles away, the quiet surface of Matthews Pond reflects the changing seasons, a still mirror for the vast, inland sky that dominates the view. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Big Sandy Ridge occasionally haunts the far horizon on the clearest days, the immediate focus remains on the fields and the small, persistent local trades that keep the days moving forward. Life here is measured by the slow accumulation of seasons and the enduring connections between those who work the soil, maintaining a steady pace that ignores the frantic speed of the world beyond these plains.

About This Coward Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coward, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.973217, -79.747011. 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 Coward includes the ZIP code (29530), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Florence County (Florence), and school district assignment (Florence School District 3).

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.