Smoaks South Carolina Map

About Smoaks, South Carolina

Smoaks is a locality in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 95. The population density is 35.1 people per km². Smoaks is located at 33.0896°N, 80.8140°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29481.

Smoaks lies low in the coastal plain, a quiet settlement where the land breathes a humid, pine-scented air. It lies 37.3 miles west of Summerville, SC (from Summerville, SC: bearing 278°T), and is situated 15.3 miles north-west of Walterboro. Cypress knees stand sentinel in the slow-moving ditches that trace the edges of fields, and the sky, when it clears after a summer storm, often hangs in a bruised, violet twilight. The roads here are narrow ribbons, winding past weathered farmhouses and stands of live oak draped in Spanish moss, where the silence is broken only by the buzz of unseen insects and the occasional distant rumble of a passing train. The very ground seems to absorb sound, a soft, sandy loam that yields to the tread, giving the impression of a place that has settled into its own quietude. The history of Smoaks is tied to the rich, dark soil that has always been its primary offering, yielding crops that fed the surrounding region for generations. Once a hub for the timber industry, the scent of freshly cut pine still lingers on the breeze after a strong wind, a ghost of its past. Today, agriculture remains the heartbeat of Smoaks, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, their green stalks rustling in the warm breeze. Local traditions, passed down through families, still hold sway, a quiet resilience evident in the unwavering gaze of those who have called this place home for decades, their lives interwoven with the subtle shifts of the seasons and the enduring promise of the land.

About This Smoaks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smoaks, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.089607, -80.813988. 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 Smoaks and Colleton County.

Detailed location data for Smoaks includes the ZIP code (29481), telephone area code (864), county seat of Colleton County (Walterboro), and school district assignment (Colleton County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Smoaks is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.