Explore North, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North, 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 North.
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 | North |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Orangeburg County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.615708 |
| Longitude | -81.102041 |
| Population | 696 |
| Density | 311.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29112 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| County Seat | Orangeburg |
| School District | Orangeburg County School District |
North defines itself through the quiet persistence of the South Carolina inland plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a heavy, moisture-laden sky. It lies 16.6 miles west-northwest of Orangeburg, SC (from Orangeburg, SC: bearing 301°T), and is situated 17.7 miles west-northwest of Brookdale. The landscape around North is defined by the modest, steady flow of Penn Branch, which carves a narrow vein through the dense woodland and agricultural fields that define the local topography. At the edge of the residential grid, Drew-Owen Park provides a communal clearing, offering a space where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rustle of loblolly pines. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of Mullers Barn Ridge emerges against the western sky, a reminder of the elevation that exists far beyond these flat, productive acres. Fridays Pond sits nearby, its surface often mirroring the shifting grays and indigos of the passing clouds, acting as a silent witness to the slow turn of the seasons.
North preserves a character forged by the agricultural rhythms of the region, where the economy has long been anchored to the soil and the careful management of timber and crops. The history of North remains grounded in the traditions of small-scale commerce and the enduring connections of families who have worked this land for generations. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a community that values the continuity of its local institutions and the neighborly exchange of a Friday afternoon. While the industrial currents of the modern world pulse elsewhere, North maintains a steady, internal gravity, finding its identity in the deep loam of its fields and the collective memory of those who gather beneath the oaks. The air here carries a particular weight, a humid stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon light, lending a sense of permanence to the quiet streets and the surrounding expanse of the rural landscape.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.615708, -81.102041. 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 North includes the ZIP code (29112), telephone area code (803), county seat of Orangeburg County (Orangeburg), and school district assignment (Orangeburg County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |