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Forest Acres South Carolina Map

Explore Forest Acres, 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 Forest Acres, South Carolina

How to Use This Forest Acres, South Carolina Map

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

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.

City	Forest Acres
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Orangeburg County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.03312
Longitude	-80.97316
Population	10,617
Density	891.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	29642, 29461, 29732, 29206
Area Code	864, 803
County Seat	Orangeburg
School District	Richland School District 1

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About Forest Acres, South Carolina

Forest Acres is a locality in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 10,617. The population density is 891.1 people per km². Forest Acres is located at 34.0331°N, 80.9732°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Forest Acres is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29642, 29461, 29732.

Forest Acres occupies a landscape defined by the soft, persistent heat of the inland piedmont, where the soil holds the deep ochre of the earth and the canopy of mature hardwoods provides a thick, cooling shade. It lies 3.0 miles north of Orangeburg, SC (from Orangeburg, SC: bearing 355°T), and is situated 2.9 miles northwest of Brookdale. Sunlight filters through the dense leaves during the long afternoons, casting long, fractured shadows across the lawns and quiet streets that define the physical character of Forest Acres. To the west, the horizon remains flat and unbroken, though on the clearest days, the faint, hazy silhouette of Mullers Barn Ridge registers as a distant, jagged interruption against the sky. Nearby, the still, reflective surface of Ocains Pond anchors the local topography, while the small, steady flow of Turkey Hill Branch winds through the wooded periphery, carving a subtle path through the clay-rich terrain.

Human activity in Forest Acres has evolved from the quiet patterns of mid-century residential expansion into a modern rhythm centered on commerce and the daily exchange of professional life. The residents maintain a steady pace, often gathering at Hillcrest Recreational Park to utilize the open green spaces that serve as a communal lung for the neighborhood. Economic life here relies on a diverse base of services and retail that keep the streets active and the local atmosphere grounded in the practicalities of modern suburban industry. History is felt less in monuments and more in the enduring architecture of the mid-century homes, where the quality of light at dusk—a warm, amber glow—seems to settle with a particular fondness on the brick facades and well-tended gardens that have defined the character of the place for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Trenholm Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 273° W
Bethel Methodist Church (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 167° S
Pine Tree Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 169° S
Fisher's Mill on Gill Creek (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 152° SE
Early Country Homes (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 225° SW
Palmetto Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 1.4 mi, 160° S
Patton Stadium (Stadium) — 2.2 mi, 103° E
Bethel Bishop Center (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 283° W
Greenview Park and Pool (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 337° NW
House of Frames and Paintings, Inc. (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 214° SW
Columbia Fire Department Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 244° SW
Hootie and the Blowfish (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 226° SW
Tapp's Outpost (Arts Centre) — 3.5 mi, 227° SW
Unique Gallery (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 242° SW
Columbia College Cottingham Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 285° W
Township Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 242° SW
Hampton-Preston House Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 244° SW
Columbia Canvas Products (Gallery) — 3.6 mi, 235° SW
Anne Frank Center (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 231° SW
Mann-Simons Site (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 247° SW
USC Smokestack (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 232° SW
The Nickelodeon (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 243° SW
Sesquicentennial State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 044° NE
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 14.7 mi, 154° SE · 26k acres
Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.8 mi, 154° SE · 15k acres
Dreher Island State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 278° W
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 32.1 mi, 319° NW · 375k acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.3 mi, 050° NE · 92k acres

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