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Ridgeville South Carolina Map

Explore Ridgeville, 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 Ridgeville, South Carolina

How to Use This Ridgeville, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	33.095723
Longitude	-80.315374
Population	1,672
Density	359.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29472
Area Code	864
County Seat	St. George
School District	Dorchester School District 4

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About Ridgeville, South Carolina

Ridgeville is a locality in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,672. The population density is 359.4 people per km². Ridgeville is located at 33.0957°N, 80.3154°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ridgeville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29472.

Ridgeville anchors itself amidst a landscape of dense, verdant woodlands and flat, fertile plains where the humidity of the afternoon hangs heavy and still, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 9.7 miles west-northwest of Summerville, SC (from Summerville, SC: bearing 303°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-northwest of Goose Creek. Beneath the canopy of hardwoods, the terrain slopes toward the gentle, winding path of Timothy Creek, a waterway that marks the quiet drainage of the local woods just a mile away. The light at dusk here possesses a particular amber clarity, filtering through the dense foliage to cast long, skeletal shadows across the soil of Ridgeville Park, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the sudden, sharp call of a crow. Twelve miles to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Long Ridge rises against the horizon, providing a distant, permanent boundary to the expansive, level horizons that define this inland reach of the state.

History clings to the wood-frame structures and the narrow, straight-lined roads of Ridgeville, recalling a past built upon the steady labor of timber harvest and the rhythms of agrarian life. The local economy persists in this quiet vein, drawing from the surrounding land and the industrious spirit of those who have long managed the sprawling acreage between here and the depression of Tupelo Bay. Residents often move with a deliberate, measured pace, mindful of the ten-mile distance to the basin and the seven-mile stretch leading to the waters of Lake Carie Yelleau. There is a distinct, unhurried texture to the daily routine, where the primary concerns remain the health of the timber, the seasonal arrival of the heat, and the maintenance of a heritage that values endurance over the frenetic pace of larger, more congested centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ridgeville Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 048° NE
Givhans Ferry State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 220° SW
Edisto River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 212° SW
Art Mobile (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 123° SE
World's Largest Sweet Tea (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 124° SE
Summers Corner Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 164° S
Art on the Square Gallery (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 110° E
Ancestral Feline Memorial Garden (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 162° S
Ashley River Heritage Canoe Trail (Marine Protected Area) — 11.8 mi, 145° SE
Saint George Church Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 140° SE
Tabby Fort (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 141° SE
Moultrie Hunt Unit Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 033° NE
Broom Hall Plantation (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 114° SE
Early Indian Trading Paths / The Goose Creek Men (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 106° E
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 139° SE
Berkeley Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 071° E
Eutaw Springs Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 21.6 mi, 003° N
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 22.6 mi, 060° NE · 264k acres
North Charleston Fire Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 132° SE
Colleton Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 237° SW
Utilities Substation (No Parking) (Viewpoint) — 24.7 mi, 138° SE
H. L. Hunley Submarine (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 129° SE
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 356° N · 9,063 acres
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 183° S · 36k acres
The Citadel Daniel Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 135° SE
Charleston Apple Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 133° SE
Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 29.5 mi, 186° S
Wambaw Swamp Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 093° E · 4,755 acres
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.1 mi, 106° E · 30k acres
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 48.1 mi, 339° N · 26k acres

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