DeBordieu Colony South Carolina Map

About DeBordieu Colony, South Carolina

DeBordieu Colony is a locality in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 858. The population density is 80.5 people per km². DeBordieu Colony is located at 33.3707°N, 79.1776°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29440.

DeBordieu Colony occupies a quiet stretch of the South Carolina lowcountry where the maritime forest yields to the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 14.7 miles south-southwest of Murrells Inlet, SC (from Murrells Inlet, SC: bearing 212°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southwest of Litchfield Beach. The landscape is defined by the soft, dark waters of Debidue Creek, which winds through the verdant marshlands that define the perimeter of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences. Beyond the immediate canopy of oaks and palmettos, the terrain remains low and fluid, holding the damp memory of the tide even when the water recedes from the nearby sand of Debidue Island. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, singular gold, catching the edge of the tall marsh grasses and casting long, thin shadows that seem to vibrate with the hum of crickets and the distant, rhythmic percussion of the surf.

History lingers in the soil of DeBordieu Colony, an echo of eighteenth-century rice plantations that once channeled the wealth of the region through these very waterways. While the economy has shifted toward the stewardship of private residential life and the preservation of natural resources, the influence of the land remains anchored in its ecological legacy. Residents and visitors alike navigate a space where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, inevitable shift of the tides and the seasonal migration of coastal birds. Far to the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of Barnes Ridge marks the horizon, serving as a distant sentinel over a world that prefers the intimate scale of the creek and the vast, unhurried expanse of the nearby Atlantic Ocean.

About This DeBordieu Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of DeBordieu Colony, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.3707, -79.1776. 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 DeBordieu Colony includes the ZIP code (29440), telephone area code (864), county seat of Georgetown County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Georgetown County School District).

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.