Meggett South Carolina Map
Explore Meggett, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Meggett, South Carolina
| City | Meggett |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Charleston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 32.689659 |
| Longitude | -80.257585 |
| Population | 1,390 |
| Density | 29.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29449 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| County Seat | Charleston |
| School District | Charleston County School District |
About Meggett, South Carolina
Meggett is a locality in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,390. The population density is 29.6 people per km². Meggett is located at 32.6897°N, 80.2576°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Meggett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29449.Meggett unfolds as a quiet expanse of Lowcountry landscape where the dark, brackish waters of Oyster House Creek carve slow, serpentine paths through the dense, verdant marshland. It lies 16.9 miles west of James Island, SC (from James Island, SC: bearing 268°T), and is situated 1.1 miles south of Hollywood. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, a low-slung theater for the humid, golden light that thickens as it filters through the canopy of ancient oaks and Spanish moss. Eleven miles away, the Atlantic Ocean exerts a rhythmic, invisible influence on the tides, pulling at the brackish veins that feed the silty banks. Meggett Park provides a singular anchor for the land, offering a patch of green permanence amidst the shifting, soft terrain that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Fiddlers Ridge.
History in Meggett clings to the soil, echoing the agricultural labor and Gullah-Geechee traditions that have long defined the cycles of this humid, fertile territory. The local economy persists in a delicate dialogue with the earth, where the memory of truck farming remains etched in the character of the nearby Church Flats and the proximity of Yonges Island. Though the modern world hums somewhere beyond the trees, life here follows the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of distant urban centers. Residents navigate the landscape with a deep, inherited knowledge of the water’s edge, finding a steady, unadorned beauty in the way the sun sets behind the distant Greenway Plantation Pond, casting long, bruised shadows over a land that refuses to be hurried.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Meggett County Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 223° SW
- Meggett Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 028° NE
- Gillespie Tract (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 283° W
- St Pauls Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 021° N
- Slann Island Marshland (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 235° SW
- Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 280° W · 36k acres
- Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.3 mi, 253° W
- Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 041° NE
- Charleston Tea Garden (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 140° SE
- Bear Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.2 mi, 237° SW
- Edisto Island Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.2 mi, 188° S
- Bache Monument (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 169° S
- Angel Oak (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 080° E
- Heron Park Nature Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.0 mi, 124° SE
- Edisto Beach State Park (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 186° S
- Fontaine Fishing Charters (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 198° S
- "we Will Never Forget" (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 064° NE
- Ashley River Region (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 044° NE
- Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 038° NE
- Utilities Substation (No Parking) (Viewpoint) — 16.3 mi, 054° NE
- Terrace Theater (Cinema) — 16.6 mi, 072° E
- Coburg Cow (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 068° E
- McLeod Plantation Historic Site (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 073° E
- Summers Corner Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 359° N
- Tabby Fort (Historic Ruins) — 18.5 mi, 016° N
- Saint George Church Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 016° N
- North Charleston Fire Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 048° NE
- The Citadel Daniel Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 067° NE
- Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 29.8 mi, 052° NE · 264k acres
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.3 mi, 068° E · 132k acres
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About This Meggett Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meggett, South Carolina. Coordinates: 32.689659, -80.257585. 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 Meggett includes the ZIP code (29449), 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
