Orangeburg South Carolina Map

About Orangeburg, South Carolina

Orangeburg is a locality in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 13,253. The population density is 565.0 people per km². Orangeburg is located at 33.4918°N, 80.8556°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29118.

Orangeburg lies in a gentle dip of South Carolina's heartland, where the sandy loam exhales the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 36.6 miles south-south-east of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 164°T), and is situated 2.1 miles west-south-west of Brookdale. The landscape here is a generous spread of fields, a patchwork quilt of soybeans and cotton that unfurls towards horizons softened by the humid air, and the occasional stand of ancient live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like forgotten elegies. This is a place where the sky feels vast, especially at dusk, when the light bleeds across the western expanse in hues of bruised plum and fading rose, a silent spectacle that seems to hold the day's heat in its lingering warmth. The very air, often thick with the promise of rain, carries the faint hum of cicadas and the distant rumble of traffic, a steady pulse beneath the quietude. The roots of Orangeburg reach back to the late 18th century, a crossroads town that grew alongside the burgeoning agricultural economy of the region, particularly its cotton and tobacco. Its history is interwoven with the rich, sometimes challenging, narrative of the South, and the echoes of its past can still be felt in the weathered brick of its older buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, once dominated by agriculture, has diversified, with education playing a significant role through institutions like South Carolina State University and Claflin University, their campuses contributing a vibrant intellectual energy to the city. The Edisto River, a dark, languid waterway, snakes its way through the surrounding county, a ribbon of green that has long been a source of sustenance and a quiet companion to the lives lived in Orangeburg.

About This Orangeburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orangeburg, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.49182, -80.855648. 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 Orangeburg and Orangeburg County.

Detailed location data for Orangeburg includes the ZIP code (29115), telephone area code (803), county seat of Orangeburg County (Orangeburg), and school district assignment (Orangeburg County School District). 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 Orangeburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.