Union South Carolina Map

About Union, South Carolina

Union is a locality in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,174. The population density is 395.5 people per km². Union is located at 34.7235°N, 81.6248°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29720, 29108, 29379.

Union marks the convergence of red clay earth and the steady, narrow currents of Flat Creek, which carves its path through the landscape with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 27.1 miles east-southeast of Rock Hill, SC (from Rock Hill, SC: bearing 122°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Lancaster. The ground here holds the heat of the afternoon sun, a dense, iron-rich soil that supports thickets of pine and hardwood, while the horizon is punctuated six miles away by the singular, weathered granite rise of Forty Acre Rock. Moisture gathers in the low swales near the Buford Recreation Complex, where the air grows heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, and the light at dusk settles in thin, golden slats between the tree trunks, illuminating the quiet industry of insects and the slow, rhythmic movement of the regional wildlife.

Union retains the weight of its industrial history, once defined by the rhythmic clatter of textile mills that anchored the local economy and shaped the lives of generations. Today, the pace of life reflects the steady influence of the Piedmont, where the remnants of brick warehouses stand as silent observers of a changing labor landscape. The stillness of the afternoon is occasionally broken by the distant, muffled sounds of commerce or the seasonal activity at Cane Creek Watershed Site 16, where the water remains a dark, reflective mirror for the surrounding woods. People move through their days with a deliberate, unhurried focus, acknowledging the layers of the past while navigating the modern demands of a regional center that persists in the quiet, inland heat of the South.

About This Union Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.723461, -81.624816. 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 Union includes the ZIP code (29720, 29108, 29379), telephone area code (803, 864), county seat of Lancaster County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Union 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.