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Oswego South Carolina Map

Explore Oswego, 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 Oswego, South Carolina

How to Use This Oswego, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.007379
Longitude	-80.287578
Population	86
Density	27.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	29153
Area Code	803
County Seat	Sumter
School District	Sumter County Consolidated School District

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About Oswego, South Carolina

Oswego is a locality in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 27.6 people per km². Oswego is located at 34.0074°N, 80.2876°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29153.

Oswego defines itself through the persistent, low-slung presence of Cowpen Swamp, which carves a dark, verdant artery through the flat, heavy soil of the midlands. It lies 6.8 miles north-northeast of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 27°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Dalzell. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, quiet flatness that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sand Hills, visible only when the afternoon light clarifies the horizon. Three miles to the north, the surface of Whites Millpond catches the sky, its stillness mirroring the ancient pines that guard the perimeter of the water. Air in Oswego holds a thick, humid weight, smelling of damp earth and pine needles, a sensory reminder that the vast, open plains are governed more by the slow accumulation of sediment than by any sudden geological drama.

Oswego maintains a rhythm governed by the cyclical demands of agriculture, where the legacy of plantation-era land use lingers in the wide, cleared fields that have long supported the local economy. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring lines of the landscape and the quiet, four-mile proximity to the protected paths of Cypress Trail, where the natural world asserts its claim over the encroaching modern pace. Residents recognize the persistent influence of the soil, which dictates the quiet commerce of the region, favoring the slow, deliberate work of seasonal harvest over the frantic speed of urban centers. Life in Oswego moves with the unhurried gravity of the nearby swamps, an existence punctuated by the changing colors of the crops and the long, amber-hued shadows that settle over the fields as the day draws to a close.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cypress Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 252° W
Crystal Lakes Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 227° SW
Dillon Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 224° SW
Sumter County Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 209° SW
Founders Cove (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 225° SW
Swan Lake (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 218° SW
Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 095° E
Manchester State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 237° SW
Lee State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 025° NE
Woods Bay State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 104° E
Clarendon County Museum & History Center (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 168° S
Camden Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.2 mi, 312° NW
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 24.4 mi, 228° SW · 26k acres
537 Gallery (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 312° NW
Atlas Gym and Fitness Center (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 311° NW
Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.7 mi, 236° SW · 15k acres
Cinema Twin (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 026° NE
Center Theatre (Theatre) — 28.2 mi, 026° NE
Hartsville Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 025° NE
Darlington International Speedway (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 048° NE
Josh Berry Playoff Hopes Memorial (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 048° NE
Battle of Camden National Historic Landmark (Registered Battlefield) — 30.4 mi, 323° NW
Energetic Exchange (Twine Mural) (Public Artwork) — 31.1 mi, 106° E
Harllee Natural History Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 066° NE
Darlington Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 31.4 mi, 049° NE
Robinson Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.8 mi, 109° E
Julia 4 (Cinema) — 32.1 mi, 068° E
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 196° S · 9,063 acres
Addie's Baby Paint & Sip Studio (Gallery) — 32.4 mi, 066° NE
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.0 mi, 357° N · 92k acres

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