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Vance South Carolina Map

Explore Vance, 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.

Interactive Map of Vance, South Carolina

How to Use This Vance, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vance, 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 Vance.

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.

CityVance
StateSouth Carolina (SC)
CountyOrangeburg County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude33.433774
Longitude-80.422866
Population128
Density97.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code29163
Area Code803
County SeatOrangeburg
School DistrictOrangeburg County School District

About Vance, South Carolina

Vance is a locality in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 128. The population density is 97.5 people per km². Vance is located at 33.4338°N, 80.4229°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Vance is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29163.

Vance occupies a quiet expanse of flat, pine-heavy woodland where the heavy, humid air of the inland South settles into the stillness of the afternoon. It lies 25.3 miles east of Orangeburg, SC (from Orangeburg, SC: bearing 99°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southwest of Wyboo. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the landscape yields to the damp, shadowed corridors of Mill Creek, which meanders toward the expansive waters of Lake Marion. Far to the northwest, the faint, jagged silhouette of Layton Ridge marks the horizon, a distant reminder of the elevation changes that define the broader region. The light here takes on a syrupy, golden quality at dusk, filtering through the needles of loblolly pines to illuminate the dust kicked up by passing trucks on the rural roads.

Vance remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, where the economy has long been shaped by the stubborn productivity of the soil and the careful stewardship of the surrounding timberlands. The proximity to the Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area - Mill Creek preserves a wild, untamed character that contrasts with the methodical pace of agricultural life practiced in the surrounding fields. History lingers in the local vernacular and the weathered architecture, reflecting generations of families who have worked this land through shifting economic tides. Life in Vance moves with an observant, steady grace, defined by the seasonal migrations of wildlife and the persistent, quiet growth of the woods that claim the edges of every property.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area - Mill Creek (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Santee Town Hall Complex (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 309° NW
  • Santee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 045° NE · 9,063 acres
  • Santee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.0 mi, 050° NE · 197 acres
  • Eutawville Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 123° SE
  • Santee State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 333° NW
  • Eutawville Community Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 120° SE
  • Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 091° E
  • Greene Attacks (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 104° E
  • Revolutionary War Patriots (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 104° E
  • Majoribanks Makes a Stand (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 104° E
  • Eutaw Springs Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 7.4 mi, 104° E
  • Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 307° NW
  • Clarendon County Museum & History Center (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 034° NE
  • Congaree National Park (National Park) — 24.3 mi, 333° NW · 26k acres
  • Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.9 mi, 281° W
  • South Carolina State University Planetarium (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 281° W
  • Poinsett State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 345° N
  • Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 27.7 mi, 109° E · 264k acres
  • Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.1 mi, 325° NW · 15k acres
  • Berkeley Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 122° SE
  • Art on the Square Gallery (Gallery) — 31.7 mi, 149° SE
  • Art Mobile (Public Artwork) — 31.9 mi, 153° SE
  • World's Largest Sweet Tea (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 154° SE
  • Sumter County Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 008° N
  • Summers Corner Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 165° S
  • Weston Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 35.1 mi, 320° NW
  • Laurel Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 35.6 mi, 100° E
  • Saint George Church Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 156° SE
  • Cannon (Attraction) — 40.8 mi, 279° W

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About This Vance Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vance, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.433774, -80.422866. 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 Vance includes the ZIP code (29163), telephone area code (803), county seat of Orangeburg County (Orangeburg), and school district assignment (Orangeburg 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.