Summerton South Carolina Map

About Summerton, South Carolina

Summerton is a locality in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 814. The population density is 232.1 people per km². Summerton is located at 33.6082°N, 80.3512°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Summerton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29148.

Summerton sits upon a broad, low-slung plain where the horizon stretches wide and the air holds a heavy, sun-warmed stillness. It lies 21.6 miles south of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 181°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-northwest of Wyboo. Scott Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the surrounding earth, its waters moving with a deliberate pace that mirrors the slow turn of the seasons. To the west, the faint silhouette of the Sand Hills breaks the flat skyline, providing a distant, hazy boundary to a landscape dominated by pine stands and agricultural fields. Within the immediate perimeter of the landscape, the stillness is occasionally punctuated by the presence of the Summerton Waste Treatment Pond, a functional stretch of water that reflects the shifting colors of the sky. The light here at dusk possesses a singular quality, turning the fields a deep, bruised copper before the shadows stretch long and thin across the dirt roads.

Summerton exists as a place where the weight of historical memory is as tangible as the red-tinged soil beneath one’s feet. Public life gathers around Charles Alan Ridgeway Park, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for daily routines and local gatherings. The economy continues to draw its vitality from the land, defined by long-standing traditions of cultivation that have shaped the region’s development over many generations. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the dense, quiet expanse of Poinsett State Forest offers a deeper look into the native flora that once blanketed this entire interior region. Residents move through their days with a steady, earned patience, navigating a world where the legacy of the past informs the modest, persistent ambition of the present.

About This Summerton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summerton, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.608218, -80.351195. 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 Summerton includes the ZIP code (29148), telephone area code (803), county seat of Clarendon County (Manning), and school district assignment (Clarendon 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.