Plum Branch South Carolina Map

About Plum Branch, South Carolina

Plum Branch is a locality in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 76.8 people per km². Plum Branch is located at 33.8487°N, 82.2598°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Plum Branch is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29845.

Plum Branch occupies a quiet expanse of the South Carolina piedmont, where the land settles into a rhythmic series of low, timbered ridges and verdant hollows. It lies 24.6 miles south-southwest of Greenwood, SC (from Greenwood, SC: bearing 193°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-southeast of McCormick. The morning light often clings to the dense canopy of the nearby Sumter National Forest, casting long, amber shadows across the clay-rich soil that defines the terrain. Only a mile away, the expansive waters of the J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir hold the sky in a mirror of pale blue, while the smaller, meandering flow of Landam Branch carves a quiet path through the undergrowth. On the far horizon, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains provide a distant boundary to the wide, inland sky, grounding the landscape in a sense of enduring, geological permanence.

Plum Branch traces its identity to the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles and the heritage of the railroad that once knitted these rural settlements into the broader world. The local economy remains tethered to the forest and the land, with the J. Strom Thurmond Recreation Area serving as a gathering point for those drawn to the water’s edge or the quietude of the woods. Residents often find their way to the Turkey Creek Hiking Trail, a path that invites a more intimate understanding of the region’s native flora and the shifting seasons. Life in Plum Branch moves with the sun, favoring the steady work of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world, maintaining a character shaped by the patience required to cultivate such fertile, inland ground.

About This Plum Branch Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plum Branch, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.848738, -82.259846. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Plum Branch includes the ZIP code (29845), telephone area code (864), county seat of McCormick County (McCormick), and school district assignment (McCormick County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.