Sullivan's Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, home to about 2,087 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29482.
Homes sold for a median of $1,204 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 Sullivan's Island. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charleston International Airport (CHS)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC178 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA565 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sullivan's 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.
Sullivan's Island had 1,891 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 190th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Charleston County grew from 88,006 residents in 1900 to 408,235 in 2020.
Charleston County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 51.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sullivans Is, SC weather station (about a mile away).
226,330 jobs at 15,801 businesses in Charleston County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sullivan's Island.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Charleston 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan's Island ElementarySullivan's Island | Pre-K–5 | 497 | Public | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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