Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States.
The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2010 United States census. The city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River in the Piedmont area. Two historically black institutions of higher education are located in Orangeburg: Claflin University (a liberal arts college) and South Carolina State University (a public university).
Transportation
Terminals
* Orangeburg Municipal Airport
* Greyhound
* Southeastern Stages
Highways
* U.S. Route 301
* U.S. Route 601
* U.S. Route 21
* U.S. Route 178
* South Carolina Highway 4
* South Carolina Highway 33
Crime
The following table shows Orangeburg's crime rate in 6 crimes that Morgan Quitno uses in its calculations for "America's most dangerous cities" rankings, in comparison to 10,000 people. The statistics provided are not for the actual number of crimes committed, but for the number of crimes committed per capita.
Colleges and universities
* Claflin University, founded in 1869, is the oldest historically black university in the state of South Carolina. In 2014 it was ranked by Washington Monthly as the top liberal arts college in the state and the top HBCU in the country.
* South Carolina State University is 4-year public historically Black institution in Orangeburg, funded in 1896.
* Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical College is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate degrees.
Public schools
* Orangeburg Consolidated School District Three
* Consolidated School District Four
* Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five
* Orangeburg-Wilkinson Senior High School
Charter schools
* OCSD5 High School for Health Professions
* Felton Laboratory Charter School
Private schools
* Orangeburg Preparatory Schools, Inc.
* Orangeburg Christian Academy
Library
Orangeburg has a public library, a branch of the Orangeburg County Library.
reviews (31)
I love working hard have great personality and patience with people children and grandchildren and pets I'm a very positive person I don't like the words no or I can't like I said positive thinking always be honest and be happy make everyday be the best day
More elderly live in the area
We do have water park, hospital, good doctor's,schools
Yes I am from Orangeburg South Carolina, som many great memories in Orangeburg South Carolina. They have good food there and excellent education programs. I also work in Charleston South Carolina, Beautiful downtown area.
I think most of the people are very friendly ,I myself stay to myself have a limited amount of friends, the town is somewhat growing but I don't no if they have enough activities for the older crowd