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Sullivan's Island South Carolina Map

Explore Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

How to Use This Sullivan's Island, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sullivan's Island.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Sullivan's Island
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Charleston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.770949
Longitude	-79.831136
Population	1,891
Density	292.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29482
Area Code	864
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Charleston County School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sullivan's Island Sand Dunes (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 163° S
Sandpiper Gallery (Gallery) — 0.7 mi, 211° SW
Pard Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 217° SW
Battery Capron (Historic Castle / Fort) — 0.8 mi, 221° SW
Fort Sumter National Monument (Marine Protected Area) — 1.0 mi, 219° SW
USS Patapsco Monument (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 243° SW
Duffy Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 290° W
Center Street Wastewater Treatment Plant (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 290° W
Mount Pleasant Academy (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 290° W
Karen's Korner (Gallery) — 2.1 mi, 317° NW
Speights Field / Reid Field (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 292° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 292° W
Spotted Crab (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 302° NW
6.4-inch (100-pounder) Parrott (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 243° SW
8-inch (200 Pounder) Parrott (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 243° SW
10-inch Mortar, Model 1819 (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 244° SW
8-inch Columbiad (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 244° SW
Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 2.9 mi, 276° W
Approximate location of Battery or Fort Wagner (Registered Battlefield) — 3.7 mi, 225° SW
Mount Pleasant Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 320° NW
Castle Pinckney (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.6 mi, 272° W
City Gallery at Joe Riley Waterfront Park (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 275° W
The Parapet (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 273° W
Heyward-Washington House (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 273° W
The Black Fedora (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 277° W
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 007° N · 264k acres
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.8 mi, 051° NE · 132k acres
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.8 mi, 051° NE · 30k acres
Sewee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 14.5 mi, 035° NE · 964 acres
Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 024° NE · 53k acres

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