Orangeburg South Carolina Map
Orangeburg, South Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County.
Interactive Map of Orangeburg, South Carolina
| City | Orangeburg |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Orangeburg |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.49182 |
| Longitude | -80.855648 |
| Population | 13,253 |
| Density | 565.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
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.
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About This Orangeburg Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Orangeburg, South Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Orangeburg is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Orangeburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
