Daufuskie Island

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Daufuskie Island

Total population

619

Median home value

$576,400

79.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$156,090

Daufuskie Island$156k

National$74k

Weather86°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates32.11°, -80.86°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Daufuskie Island, located between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, is the southernmost inhabited sea island in South Carolina. It is 5 miles (8 km) long by almost 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide – approximate surface area of 8 square miles (21 km2). With over 3 miles (5 km) of beachfront, Daufuskie is surrounded by the waters of Calibogue Sound, the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. It was listed as a census-designated place in the 2020 census with a population of 557.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Daufuskie Island, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Florence Martus

American ship greeter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• Bluffton
  8.3 mi away
• Hilton Head Island
  8.9 mi away
• Hardeeville
  16.7 mi away · pop. 10,871
• Port Royal
  19.2 mi away
• Shell Point
  19.3 mi away
• Burton
  22.8 mi away
• Laurel Bay
  24.5 mi away
• Ridgeland
  25 mi away
• Fripp Island
  26.1 mi away
• Seabrook
  29.9 mi away
• Harbor Island
  32 mi away
• Dale
  32.1 mi away

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Daufuskie Island

Mary Dunn cemetery, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Billie Burn · 1983

Gullah Animal Tales from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Albert Henry Stoddard · 1995

An archeological reconnaissance survey of the Haig Point, Webb, and Oak Ridge tracts, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

James L. Michie · 1983

Daufuskie Island, a photographic essay

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe · 1982

Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way

Sallie Ann Robinson · 2003

Daufuskie Island

Jenny Hersch · 2018

Archaeological investigations at Haig Point, Webb, and Oak Ridge, Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina

Michael Trinkley · 1989

A history of South Carolina lighthouses

John Hairr · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 18 mi
• Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 92 mi
• Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 131 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).