Daufuskie Island is a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, home to about 619 people across 9.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29915.
Homes sold for a median of $246 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Daufuskie Island. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hilton Head Airport (HHH)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA632 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Daufuskie Island; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 324th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Beaufort County grew from 35,495 residents in 1900 to 187,117 in 2020.
Beaufort County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Savannah Intl Ap, GA weather station (20 miles away).
59,121 jobs at 6,087 businesses in Beaufort County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Daufuskie Island.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daufuskie Island Independent SchoolDaufuskie Island | 7–8 | 4 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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