Oak Grove South Carolina Map

About Oak Grove, South Carolina

Oak Grove is a locality in Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States. Oak Grove is located at 33.7782°N, 80.9668°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29073.

Oak Grove breathes the humid air of South Carolina's heartland, a place where the land gently swells and dips beneath a sky that often holds the muted silver of an approaching shower. It lies 15.9 miles south-south-east of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 166°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-south-east of Gaston. Towering oaks, their limbs gnarled like ancient storytellers, lend their name and shade to the scattered homes and fields that define this stretch of Calhoun County. The soil here, a rich, warm earth, yields readily to the plow, and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and something deeper, something earthen, especially after a rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air and painting the weathered clapboard of farmhouses with a fleeting, ethereal glow. The history of Oak Grove is written in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots, a legacy of cotton fields and the steady rhythms of rural life that have shaped its character for generations. While farming remains a vital thread in the local economy, the broader landscape hints at a past that also embraced timber and the quiet industry of milling. The very air seems to hum with the memory of simpler times, a gentle echo that resonates in the unhurried pace of daily life. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a subtle beauty in the working farms, the quiet country roads, and the enduring spirit of a place that has learned to thrive in harmony with its surroundings.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.77821, -80.966758. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oak Grove and Calhoun County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (29506), telephone area code (864, 803, 839), county seat of Calhoun County (St. Matthews), and school district assignment (Lexington School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Oak Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.