Scotia South Carolina Map

About Scotia, South Carolina

Scotia is a locality in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 19.3 people per km². Scotia is located at 32.6810°N, 81.2434°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Scotia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29939.

Scotia occupies a quiet expanse of flat, pine-studded terrain where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the heavy, humid heat of the interior plains. It lies 28.8 miles north-northwest of Hardeeville, SC (from Hardeeville, SC: bearing 341°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south-southwest of Hampton. The earth here is composed of dark, loamy soil that holds the memory of rain long after the storms have passed, and the air carries a thick, resinous scent of needles and sun-warmed needles from the dense surrounding woodlands. Two miles from the center, the dark, slow-moving waters of Millpond Branch wind through the undergrowth, carving a path through the brush that remains largely undisturbed by the passage of time. To the far west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Magnolia Ridge breaks the monotony of the flatlands, a faint blue serration against the sky that suggests a world beyond the immediate, humid stillness of the local landscape.

Scotia preserves the remnants of a rural agricultural heritage that once defined the rhythm of daily life, with the local economy rooted in the silent, steady labor of timber and earth. Within the immediate boundaries of the land, People's Place serves as a communal sanctuary, offering a modest space where the tall grass ripples in the breeze and the shadows grow long and violet as the sun dips behind the trees. The influence of the region’s complex past lingers in the architecture of older homesteads and the quiet, deliberate pace of those who walk its dusty shoulders. Five miles away, the surface of McKenzie Pond reflects the shifting colors of the canopy, acting as a mirror for the changing seasons and the persistent, unhurried vitality of a place that finds its own internal balance far from the crowded centers of the modern world.

About This Scotia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scotia, South Carolina. Coordinates: 32.681006, -81.243436. 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 Scotia includes the ZIP code (29939), telephone area code (843), county seat of Hampton County (Hampton), and school district assignment (Hampton County School District).

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.