Salem South Carolina Map
Salem, Florence County
Salem, 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 Salem, Florence County.
Interactive Map of Salem, South Carolina
| City | Salem |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Florence |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.887942 |
| Longitude | -79.512281 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Salem, South Carolina
Salem is a locality in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. Salem is located at 33.8879°N, 79.5123°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29676.0.
Salem rests in a landscape of gentle slopes and broad fields, where the air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower, hangs heavy and still. It lies 25.6 miles south-east of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 146°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-west of Johnsonville. The sun, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a mellow, golden light across the cultivated land, softening the edges of the scattered farmhouses and the distant, dark green wall of the Francis Marion National Forest. Here, the land breathes a quiet patience, marked by the slow, deliberate growth of trees and the languid flow of slow-moving creeks that snake through the low-lying terrain, their banks often shrouded in a mist that rises with the morning sun. The history of Salem is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the ebb and flow of agriculture, a legacy that continues to shape its economy through the cultivation of crops like soybeans and corn, alongside the enduring presence of timber harvesting from the surrounding woodlands. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of Salem speaks of generations who have worked this land, their lives shaped by the seasons and the quiet resilience of rural living. The nearby waterways, though not navigable for large vessels, offer a quiet communion with nature, reflecting the vast, often cloud-streaked sky and providing a subtle, constant murmur that underpins the unhurried rhythm of life in Salem.
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About This Salem Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Salem, 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 Salem and Florence County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Salem 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 Salem 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. |
