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Richburg South Carolina Map

Explore Richburg, 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 Richburg, South Carolina

How to Use This Richburg, South Carolina Map

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

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.

CityRichburg
StateSouth Carolina (SC)
CountyChester County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.715974
Longitude-81.019526
Population280
Density123.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code29729
Area Code864
County SeatChester
School DistrictChester County School District

About Richburg, South Carolina

Richburg is a locality in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 123.4 people per km². Richburg is located at 34.7160°N, 81.0195°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Richburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29729.

Richburg emerges from the red clay of the Piedmont, where the land stretches out in a series of quiet, sun-baked swells that hold the heat long after the afternoon has faded. It lies 14.4 miles south of Rock Hill, SC (from Rock Hill, SC: bearing 179°T), and is situated 14.1 miles west of Lancaster. Beaverdam Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path through the surrounding woodland, its dark waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish patience that mirrors the tempo of the woods themselves. In the open fields, the light at dusk takes on a heavy, syrupy quality, turning the tall grasses into shades of burnished copper and deep ocher. Richburg Town Park sits at the center of this landscape, offering a small, green anchor where the local air feels thick with the scent of damp pine needles and the distant, metallic tang of cooling earth.

Richburg maintains a character shaped by the steady, persistent labor of its inhabitants, moving between the remnants of old agrarian patterns and the newer, pragmatic pulse of logistics and industry. While the quietude of the region suggests a static existence, the economy here is marked by a functional industriousness, with the proximity of Fishing Creek Reservoir providing a distant, still presence that draws those seeking a reprieve from the workday. The history of Richburg lingers in the architecture of the modest structures that line the roads, reflecting a past built on the slow accumulation of generations who have watched the seasons turn over the same familiar horizon. Far to the west, the faint silhouette of Bulls Hill offers a jagged, distant boundary against the sky, reminding travelers that this inland expanse is part of a larger, rugged geography that defines the life and labor of the people who reside here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Richburg Town Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 005° N
  • Rodman Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 304° NW
  • Rodman-Oakgrove Community Center (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 312° NW
  • Landsford Canal Forest Legacy Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 069° E
  • Landsford Canal State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 065° NE
  • Chester County Transportation Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 268° W
  • Chester State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 259° W
  • Catawba River Wildlife Management Area - Heritage Tract (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 140° SE
  • Mountain Lake 1 (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 251° W
  • Lancaster Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 089° E
  • Lancaster County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 089° E
  • Main Street Children's Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 358° N
  • Rock Hill Civil Rights Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 358° N
  • Freedom Rides (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 359° N
  • Catawba Cultural Center (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 031° NE
  • Battle of Wahab's Plantation (Registered Battlefield) — 17.7 mi, 056° NE
  • Carhartt Mansion (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 011° N
  • Divine Custom Frame & Eight Legs Gallery (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 047° NE
  • Acting Out Studio (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 008° N
  • Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 21.8 mi, 261° W · 375k acres
  • Hanging Rock (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 117° SE
  • Knights Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 009° N
  • Audubon Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 023° NE
  • Illuminate Studio (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 011° N
  • Big Rock (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 024° NE
  • Wetland Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 017° N
  • Coach Ken Waldron Field (Stadium) — 29.1 mi, 019° N
  • Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.9 mi, 110° E · 92k acres
  • Congaree National Park (National Park) — 61.1 mi, 171° S · 26k acres
  • Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 61.2 mi, 172° S · 15k acres

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About This Richburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richburg, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.715974, -81.019526. 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 Richburg includes the ZIP code (29729), telephone area code (864), county seat of Chester County (Chester), and school district assignment (Chester County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.