Latta South Carolina Map

About Latta, South Carolina

Latta is a locality in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,296. The population density is 456.6 people per km². Latta is located at 34.3371°N, 79.4312°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Latta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29565.

Latta emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed plains of the South Carolina interior as a quiet intersection of open fields and straight-lined streets. It lies 21.3 miles east-northeast of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 63°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-southwest of Dillon. The land around Latta spreads out in a low, unassuming expanse, where the earth is dark and damp, occasionally giving way to the slow, deliberate movement of Reedy Creek as it winds through the undergrowth just two miles away. In the distance, the Bear Sand Ridges provide a faint, hazy silhouette against the horizon, a reminder of the geological shifts that shaped this basin-like terrain long before the current grid of roads was laid. During the transition of dusk, the light here turns a heavy, honeyed gold, thickening the air over the nearby fields and casting elongated shadows that stretch across the manicured grass of Henry Street Park.

Latta grew from the necessity of the iron rail, its history deeply etched by the rhythm of agricultural cycles and the movement of freight that once defined the local economy. While the bustle of the cotton trade has softened, the character of the place remains tied to the soil and the persistent, slow-turning labor of the regional harvest. Life in Latta moves with a measured cadence, punctuated by the occasional train whistle that carries across the flatlands toward the distant, quiet waters of Pee Dee State Park Lake. Residents often look toward Ellerbe Bay as a landmark of the local geography, a testament to the subtle depressions and drainage patterns that dictate the flow of the land. It is a place where the stillness of the afternoon is rarely broken, leaving space for the quiet continuity of small-town life to assert itself against the vast, open sky.

About This Latta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Latta, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.337105, -79.431162. 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 Latta includes the ZIP code (29565), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Dillon County (Dillon), and school district assignment (Dillon 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.