Glendale South Carolina Map

About Glendale, South Carolina

Glendale is a locality in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 444.4 people per km². Glendale is located at 34.9451°N, 81.8364°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29506, 29550, 29649.

Glendale exists as a quiet confluence of red-clay earth and the persistent, low-slung movement of the Horsepen Branch, which carves its path through the land with a steady, unadorned purpose. It lies 23.6 miles northwest of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 306°T), and is situated 2.0 miles northwest of Hartsville. The air here holds the weight of the inland heat, a thick, humid stillness that settles over the vegetation and muffles the sharp edges of the afternoon. To the north and south, the terrain loses itself in the dense, quiet sprawl of the regional landscape, while the distant, hazy silhouette of High Rock marks the horizon like a jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient, uneven crust. During the twilight hours, the light turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the surface of the water and illuminating the way the vegetation clings to the damp, dark soil of the creek banks.

Industrial ambition once shaped the rhythm of Glendale, leaving behind the structural echoes of a time when the labor of the loom defined the daily grind. The economy has since shifted, moving away from the heavy cadence of the mills toward the slower, more dispersed patterns of modern life, where the North Hartsville Baseball Field serves as a rare, localized center of gravity for the weekend crowds. While the proximity to Lake Robinson offers a reprieve from the inland warmth, the social pulse remains tied to the history of the families who built their lives around the water’s edge. Even as the decades have smoothed over the sharper scars of the past, Glendale retains a stubborn, distinct character, defined by the persistence of the creek and the enduring quietude of the fields that stretch toward the horizon.

About This Glendale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glendale, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.945078, -81.836373. 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 Glendale includes the ZIP code (29506, 29550, 29649), telephone area code (864), county seat of Darlington County (Darlington), and school district assignment (Spartanburg 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.