Explore St. Stephen, 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 St. Stephen, 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 St. Stephen.
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 | St. Stephen |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Berkeley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.404334 |
| Longitude | -79.921743 |
| Population | 1,571 |
| Density | 250.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29479 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| County Seat | Moncks Corner |
| School District | Berkeley County School District |
St. Stephen emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed interior of the Carolina landscape as a place where the earth remains heavy with the scent of damp loam and needle-fall. It lies 15.3 miles north-northeast of Moncks Corner, SC (from Moncks Corner, SC: bearing 20°T), and is situated 18.9 miles south-southwest of Kingstree. The horizon line holds the distant, hazy silhouette of Big Ridge, yet the immediate world is defined by the flat, verdant expanse of the low-lying terrain and the persistent, quiet presence of Ponteaux Branch, which traces a vein of dark water just a mile from the center. Within the boundaries of the Saint Stephen Town Park, the light filters through the canopy in long, amber slats, illuminating the moss that clings to the bark of ancient oaks and creating a stillness that feels as though the afternoon has paused to catch its breath. Only four miles away, the vast, glassy surface of Lake Moultrie acts as a mirror for the towering cumulus clouds that drift lazily across the inland sky, anchoring the geography in a cycle of water and timber that has defined this space for generations.
History persists in St. Stephen through the weathered wood of old structures and the slow, deliberate pace of a local economy rooted in the soil and the surrounding forests. The nearby depression of Big Bay serves as a reminder of the unique, ancient hydrological character of this region, where the land holds onto its moisture and its secrets with equal tenacity. Life here is dictated by the rhythms of the seasons and the steady work of those who cultivate the land or manage the timber that blankets the countryside, preserving a connection to the past that avoids the frantic pace of larger hubs. Even as the modern world encroaches, a distinct, grounded culture remains, found in the quiet exchanges at crossroads and the way the evening air settles over the fields, cool and expectant, signaling the end of another day in a landscape that values endurance over flash.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Stephen, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.404334, -79.921743. 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 St. Stephen includes the ZIP code (29479), telephone area code (864), county seat of Berkeley County (Moncks Corner), and school district assignment (Berkeley County School District).
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. |