Explore Riverview, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Riverview, 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 Riverview.
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 | Riverview |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Charleston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.014048 |
| Longitude | -80.988933 |
| Population | 1,748 |
| Density | 540.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 29412, 29661, 29708 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| County Seat | Charleston |
| School District | York School District 4 |
Riverview persists as a low-slung expanse of silt and cordgrass where the humid breath of the Atlantic Ocean tempers the heat of the afternoon. Simpson Creek carves a dark, serpentine path through the salt marsh, its brackish currents dictating the slow, tidal pulse of the landscape. Beyond the reach of the immediate wetlands, the ground rises with subtle intent toward the Harbor Woods Tract, a sanctuary where the maritime forest canopy filters the sunlight into jagged patterns of emerald and gold. To the west, the horizon occasionally suggests the distant, hazy silhouette of Long Ridge, a reminder of the vast, varied geography that lies far beyond these coastal reaches. The air here holds a heavy, brine-touched clarity, leaving a faint, crystalline residue on the skin of those who walk near the water’s edge.
Riverview traces its enduring character to the currents of history that have washed over the Lowcountry, leaving behind a sediment of Gullah-Geechee resilience and a quiet, persistent industry rooted in the land. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the coast, where the proximity to James Island shapes the movement of goods and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. While the urban influence of Charleston lingers in the periphery, the local identity is defined by the stewardship of the marsh and the maintenance of a maritime legacy that predates the modern sprawl. Residents often find their way toward the serenity of Colonial Lake, a freshwater contrast to the salt-heavy air that defines the broader region. Life in Riverview moves with the tide, an unforced existence where the passage of time is measured less by the clock and more by the steady, rhythmic encroachment of the sea upon the shore.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverview, South Carolina. Coordinates: 35.014048, -80.988933. 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 Riverview includes the ZIP code (29412, 29661, 29708), telephone area code (864), county seat of Charleston County (Charleston), and school district assignment (York School District 4).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |