Sullivan's Island South Carolina Map

About Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Sullivan's Island is a locality in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,891. The population density is 292.3 people per km². Sullivan's Island is located at 32.7709°N, 79.8311°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sullivan's Island is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29482.

Sullivan's Island greets the Atlantic Ocean with a low, sandy profile shaped by the shifting currents and the persistent, salt-heavy breath of the tide. It lies 2.6 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant, SC (from Mount Pleasant, SC: bearing 145°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east of Charleston. The landscape is defined by its flatness, where the dunes of Pard Park catch the morning light, casting long shadows over sea oats that shiver in the humid breeze. Inland, the terrain softens into tidal marshes, and though the distant shadow of Long Ridge marks a far-off horizon, the immediate world here is one of water and soft, shifting silt. Conch Creek winds its way through the nearby salt marshes, a narrow, brackish artery that drains the land and dictates the slow, rhythmic pulse of the tides.

History clings to Sullivan's Island with a quiet gravity, marked by the weathered masonry of old fortifications that once guarded the harbor approach. The modern economy thrives on a relaxed, residential pace, far removed from the industry of the mainland, as the local life revolves around the maintenance of a maritime heritage and the preservation of the shoreline. While Lake Wackedaw sits miles away, the primary focus of the island remains the interaction between the land and the sea, where generations have built homes that weather the storms and the constant, abrasive touch of the salt air. Accabee Flats, distant and low-lying, serves as a reminder of the vast, interconnected basin that characterizes the region, grounding the island in a geography that is as much fluid as it is solid.

About This Sullivan's Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Coordinates: 32.770949, -79.831136. 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 Sullivan's Island includes the ZIP code (29482), 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.