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Oakland South Carolina Map

Explore Oakland, 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 Oakland, South Carolina

How to Use This Oakland, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	33.989366
Longitude	-80.495936
Population	1,099
Density	624.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	29414, 29154
Area Code	864, 803
County Seat	Sumter
School District	Sumter County Consolidated School District

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About Oakland, South Carolina

Oakland is a locality in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,099. The population density is 624.0 people per km². Oakland is located at 33.9894°N, 80.4959°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29414, 29154.

Oakland emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed plains of the South Carolina interior as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 9.5 miles west-northwest of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 297°T), and is situated 4.1 miles southwest of Dalzell. Long Branch winds through the perimeter of the locality, its dark, slow-moving waters carving a subtle path through the loam and silt that define the local topography. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Sand Hills breaks the horizon, a faint, hazy reminder of the ancient geography that governs the wider region. The air here holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and pine needles, especially as the late afternoon sun casts long, amber shadows across the fields that stretch toward the basin of Green Bay. A mile away, the surface of Shaw Golf Course Pond Number 1 catches the fading light, its stillness mirroring the quiet, rhythmic expansion of the land itself.

Oakland bears the weight of a long agrarian tradition, where the economy has shifted from the labor of the soil to the steady, humming pace of modern industry and regional commerce. The residents move with a deliberate grace, influenced by a history that favors the slow accumulation of time over the frenetic energy of larger urban centers. A few miles to the north, the recreational grounds of Shaw Park provide a common space for the community, a place where the local social life finds its center under the shade of mature oaks. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the vast timber stands of Manchester State Forest exert a silent, ecological influence on the climate and character of the area. Life in Oakland remains anchored to this specific, inland geography, defined not by grand landmarks, but by the persistent, unremarkable beauty of a landscape that asks for nothing and provides a grounded place to exist.

Nearby Outdoor Places

King Highway Community Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 282° W
Shaw Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 113° SE
Manchester State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 170° S
Founders Cove (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 118° SE
Crystal Lakes Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 104° E
Sumter County Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 118° SE
Poinsett State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 190° S
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 16.0 mi, 207° SW · 26k acres
Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.0 mi, 218° SW · 15k acres
Camden Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 341° N
537 Gallery (Gallery) — 18.8 mi, 340° N
Atlas Gym and Fitness Center (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 339° N
Goodale State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 357° N
Weston Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.8 mi, 238° SW
Village Artists (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 294° NW
Fort Jackson Elementary School (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 273° W
Patton Stadium (Stadium) — 25.3 mi, 276° W
77th Inf Division (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 276° W
WOW Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 286° W
Clarendon County Museum & History Center (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 141° SE
Battle of Camden National Historic Landmark (Registered Battlefield) — 26.3 mi, 346° N
House of Frames and Paintings, Inc. (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 271° W
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 175° S · 9,063 acres
Hootie and the Blowfish (Public Artwork) — 29.8 mi, 271° W
Anne Frank Center (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 272° W
Columbia Fire Department Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 273° W
USC Smokestack (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 271° W
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 016° N · 92k acres
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 52.7 mi, 140° SE · 264k acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 55.3 mi, 304° NW · 375k acres

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