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Irwin South Carolina Map

Explore Irwin, 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 Irwin, South Carolina

How to Use This Irwin, South Carolina Map

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

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	Irwin
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Lancaster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.693758
Longitude	-80.822294
Population	1,321
Density	170.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	29720
Area Code	864
County Seat	Lancaster
School District	Lancaster County School District

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About Irwin, South Carolina

Irwin is a locality in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,321. The population density is 170.9 people per km². Irwin is located at 34.6938°N, 80.8223°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29720.

Irwin occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured progression of red-clay fields and dense, pine-heavy woodlands. It lies 19.7 miles southeast of Rock Hill, SC (from Rock Hill, SC: bearing 144°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-southwest of Lancaster. Cane Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the soil, its water often dark with silt and reflecting the heavy, humid sky that hangs over the region during the long growing months. The air here holds a static quality, thick with the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially as the late afternoon light turns the canopy into a bruised, golden bronze. Three miles to the east, the stillness of Cedar Pines Lake provides a stark contrast to the moving current of the creek, offering a flat, reflective surface that breaks the monotony of the surrounding timberland. On clear days, the distant silhouette of Thorn Hill rises against the sky, a faint, jagged reminder of the more rugged topography that exists far beyond these plains.

Irwin functions as a deliberate anchor for the surrounding agricultural landscape, having grown from the necessity of processing the yields of the local soil. The economy remains tethered to these traditions, with the labor of the day dictated by the demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the land. For those seeking respite from the heavy work of the fields, the Spingdale Recreation Complex serves as a common ground, providing a necessary interval of shade and communal space. Residents occasionally venture out toward the Great Falls of Catawba, where the sudden, violent rush of water acts as a visceral counterpoint to the slow, predictable pace of life in Irwin. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the families who have long worked the perimeter of the creek, their lives shaped by the same persistent, inland weather and the quiet cycles of a rural existence that resists sudden change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spingdale Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 057° NE
Lancaster County Recreation Center (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 057° NE
Melvin Steele Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 049° NE
Laurie Brice Soccer Field (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 061° NE
Lancaster Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 058° NE
Lancaster County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 058° NE
Landsford Canal Forest Legacy Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 321° NW
Landsford Canal State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 327° NW
Catawba River Wildlife Management Area - Heritage Tract (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 199° S
Andrew Jackson State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 006° N
Boy of the Waxhaws (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 005° N
Battle of Wahab's Plantation (Registered Battlefield) — 12.0 mi, 017° N
Hanging Rock (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 134° SE
Catawba Cultural Center (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 346° N
Spirit of Nature (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 016° N
Divine Custom Frame & Eight Legs Gallery (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 016° N
Main Street Children's Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 324° NW
Carhartt Mansion (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 338° N
Theater (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 017° N
Chester County Transportation Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 273° W
Acting Out Studio (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 340° N
Union County Community Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 25.2 mi, 038° NE
Big Rock (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 359° N
Knights Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 343° N
Battle of Camden National Historic Landmark (Registered Battlefield) — 26.1 mi, 152° SE
Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 022° N
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.0 mi, 115° SE · 92k acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 32.3 mi, 238° SW · 375k acres
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.3 mi, 059° NE · 17k acres
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 58.7 mi, 180° S · 26k acres

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