Summerville South Carolina Map

About Summerville, South Carolina

Summerville is a locality in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 50,915. The population density is 997.5 people per km². Summerville is located at 33.0021°N, 80.1796°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Summerville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29483, 39485, 29075.

Summerville emerges from the pine-scented floor of the inland plains as a place where the light filters through tall, needle-crowned trees to create a shifting, golden geometry upon the ground. It lies 11.2 miles northwest of Irmo, SC (from Irmo, SC: bearing 320°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northwest of Lake Murray of Richland. The air here holds a heavy, velvet stillness, interrupted only by the rhythmic rustle of needles or the distant, muffled sound of the wind moving across the landscape toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Risters Creek traces a narrow, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the deep, mossy greens of the surrounding woodland, while the quiet expanse of Parr Shoals Reservoir offers a glassy respite for the local heron and the occasional wanderer. At Derrick Park, the earth retains a quiet, untamed quality, a reminder of the quiet, expansive wildness that persists just beyond the reach of the paved streets and the encroaching shadows of the afternoon.

Summerville grew from the deliberate movement of inhabitants seeking the pine-filtered air of the higher inland elevation, a legacy of health-seeking travelers that remains etched into the town's deliberate, slow-turning pace. The local economy, once tied to the rhythms of timber and the seasonal yields of the fields, now balances between its inherited architecture and a modern persistence that honors the craft of the past. Stately homes with deep, shaded porches face the streets, their foundations settled into the soft, nutrient-rich soil that defines this slice of the interior. The atmosphere remains defined by the persistent, quiet endurance of its people, a culture that values the slow maturation of a summer evening and the enduring strength of the pines that have stood witness to the shifting decades of growth and change.

About This Summerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summerville, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.002142, -80.179589. 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 Summerville includes the ZIP code (29483, 39485, 29075), telephone area code (803, 839, 864), county seat of Richland County (Columbia), and school district assignment (Dorchester School District 2).

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.