Scranton South Carolina Map

About Scranton, South Carolina

Scranton is a locality in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 648. The population density is 315.9 people per km². Scranton is located at 33.9177°N, 79.7440°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Scranton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29591.

Scranton exists as a quiet confluence of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a heavy, humid sky. It lies 19.2 miles south of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 177°T), and is situated 3.3 miles north-northeast of Lake City. The landscape around Scranton is defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Sandy Run, which cuts a narrow, shadowed path through the dense vegetation just a mile from the center. To the west, the distant outline of Big Sandy Ridge breaks the monotony of the plains, acting as a faint, hazy anchor for the eye. Within the town limits, Scranton Park offers a small, green reprieve where the light at dusk settles in long, golden bars across the grass, softening the edges of the modest structures nearby. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the terrain dips toward the low, moisture-rich depression of Nettles Bay, while the stillness of Matthews Pond provides a reflective mirror to the passing clouds five miles away.

Scranton maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry that has defined the region for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land, where the labor of the harvest continues to shape the character of the people who call Scranton home. This is a place where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of work and the deep-rooted resilience of a community that has quietly navigated the shifts of the modern era. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the seasonal shifts of the crops and the simple, persistent interactions of those who gather in the local spaces. The air often holds the scent of damp earth and pine, a reminder of the vast, quiet woods that stand as the true, silent observers of the town’s ongoing story.

About This Scranton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scranton, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.917662, -79.743956. 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 Scranton includes the ZIP code (29591), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Florence County (Florence), and school district assignment (Florence School District 3).

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.