Plum Branch, 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 Plum Branch, McCormick County.
| City | Plum Branch |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | McCormick |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.848738 |
| Longitude | -82.259846 |
| Population | 95 |
| Density | 49.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Plum Branch is a locality in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 95. The population density is 49.6 people per km². Plum Branch is located at 33.8487°N, 82.2598°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29845.
Plum Branch sits low and wide, a gathering of structures clinging to the gentle slopes that spill toward the Broad River. It lies 23.0 miles north-north-west of Evans, GA (from Evans, GA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-south-east of McCormick. The land here is a rich, dark loam, often damp, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and the distant, humid breath of water. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, spread their limbs like patient sentinels over fields that roll towards the river, their leaves a deep, lustrous green even in the sharp, bright sunlight. The sky above Plum Branch often stretches out, vast and pale blue, punctuated by slow-moving clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the undulating terrain. The history of Plum Branch is tied to the ebb and flow of the Broad River, a lifeline that once carried commerce and sustenance. Generations have worked this fertile ground, coaxing crops from the earth, a tradition that continues though the scale has shifted. The economy, once robust with agriculture and perhaps a whisper of timber, now carries a quieter hum, a dependence on the land and the enduring spirit of its people. There's a sense of quiet fortitude in Plum Branch, a deep-rooted connection to the soil and the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, where the passing of time is measured not by clocks, but by the lengthening shadows and the ripening of the fruit.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Plum Branch, 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 Plum Branch and McCormick County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Plum Branch 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 Plum Branch 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. |