Awendaw South Carolina Map

About Awendaw, South Carolina

Awendaw is a locality in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,399. The population density is 31.2 people per km². Awendaw is located at 32.9679°N, 79.6548°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Awendaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29429.

Awendaw breathes in the rhythmic expansion and contraction of the salt-heavy tides that pulse through the winding veins of Awendaw Creek. It lies 22.2 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant, SC (from Mount Pleasant, SC: bearing 41°T), and is situated 25.8 miles northeast of Charleston. The landscape here is defined by a low, porous horizon where the earth yields to the encroaching moisture of the Atlantic Ocean, creating a humid expanse of cordgrass and shifting silt. While the distant silhouette of Jack Hill remains a mere suggestion against the sky, the immediate topography is dominated by the dense, tangled verdure of Francis Marion National Forest, which blankets the periphery in a deep, shadowed green. The light at this latitude possesses a thick, amber quality, catching the suspended moisture of the afternoon and casting a soft, golden haze over the brackish waters of Fish Pond.

Awendaw maintains a quiet, enduring connection to the Gullah-Geechee heritage that has shaped the social and economic character of these coastal reaches for generations. Traditional livelihoods rooted in the bounty of the estuary—harvesting oysters, crabbing, and navigating the intricate waterways—continue to define the local pulse, even as the modern world encroaches from the south. The nearby Swamp Fox Trail offers a passage through the dense pine stands of Francis Marion National Forest, marking a path through a geography that has seen the slow, deliberate layers of history settle like silt in the basin of Ocean Bay. Life in Awendaw moves with the deliberate pace of a rising tide, favoring the preservation of ancestral skills and the steady, unadorned rhythm of a landscape that refuses to be rushed.

About This Awendaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Awendaw, South Carolina. Coordinates: 32.967885, -79.654755. 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 Awendaw includes the ZIP code (29429), telephone area code (864), county seat of Charleston County (Charleston), and school district assignment (Charleston County School District).

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.