Kingstree South Carolina Map

About Kingstree, South Carolina

Kingstree is a locality in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,244. The population density is 393.9 people per km². Kingstree is located at 33.6677°N, 79.8306°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kingstree is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29556.

Kingstree emerges from the flat, pine-studded plains of the inland landscape, defined by the slow, dark transit of the Black River as it carves a path through the humid earth. It lies 34.1 miles east-southeast of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 121°T), and is situated 14.7 miles south-southwest of Lake City. Sunlight at midday flattens the horizon, bleaching the fields of color until the shadows of long-leaf pines sharpen against the dust, while the proximity of the Kingstree Oxidation Pond offers a quiet, utilitarian mirror to the sky. Beyond the immediate tree line, the geography remains stubbornly level, though the distant elevation of Big Ridge occasionally haunts the western skyline as a faint, gray suggestion of verticality. Welch Park provides a central clearing where the grass holds the memory of recent rains, and the air carries the heavy, earthen scent of damp soil and vegetation that defines this reach of the interior.

Kingstree maintains a pace dictated by the agricultural cycles of the surrounding acreage, a heritage rooted in the labor of the soil that continues to shape the local economy. The architecture of the older districts speaks to a long sequence of builders who prioritized high ceilings and deep porches to ward off the oppressive summer heat, creating a streetscape that feels both permanent and weary. Residents move through the day with a deliberate rhythm, navigating between the remnants of mid-century commerce and the modern requirements of a regional hub, all while the nearby basin of Round Bay remains a silent, topographical reminder of the ancient depressions that pockmark this region. Life in Kingstree persists in the quiet dialogue between these historical layers and the pragmatic needs of the present, anchored by the slow, unceasing movement of the river nearby.

About This Kingstree Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingstree, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.667664, -79.830626. 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 Kingstree includes the ZIP code (29556), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Williamsburg County (Kingstree), and school district assignment (Williamsburg 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.