Cottageville South Carolina Map

About Cottageville, South Carolina

Cottageville is a locality in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,196. The population density is 130.4 people per km². Cottageville is located at 32.9368°N, 80.4809°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29435.

Cottageville lies in the heart of Colleton County, a place where the land breathes with the slow, patient exhalations of the Lowcountry. It lies 18.6 miles west-southwest of Summerville, SC (from Summerville, SC: bearing 252°T), and is situated 11.0 miles east-northeast of Walterboro. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, stand sentinel in the brackish waters of the Ashepoo River, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the diffused sunlight like tattered lace. The air here carries a constant, humid embrace, a gentle weight that seems to slow the very passage of time, and the earth, a rich, dark loam, yields to the foot with a soft, yielding sigh. Farms, their fields stretching out under the vast, often cloud-laden sky, are etched into the landscape, their boundaries marked by weathered fences and the occasional stately oak, a silent witness to seasons past. The story of Cottageville is one of quiet endurance, deeply rooted in the agricultural rhythms of the South Carolina Lowcountry. For generations, the land sustained its people, its fertile soil yielding crops that fueled local economies and shaped the very character of the place. Though it carries the echoes of antebellum days and the subsequent shifts of Reconstruction and beyond, Cottageville’s present pulse beats with a more contemporary, yet still unhurried, tempo. The nearby Ashepoo River, a vital artery for centuries, continues to whisper tales of the Gullah-Geechee heritage that has long enriched this coastal plain, its cultural threads woven into the fabric of the surrounding neighborhoods and the lives of those who call Cottageville home.

About This Cottageville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottageville, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.936838, -80.480935. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cottageville and Colleton County.

Detailed location data for Cottageville includes the ZIP code (29435), telephone area code (864), county seat of Colleton County (Walterboro), and school district assignment (Colleton County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cottageville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.