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Meggett
South Carolinatown
Meggett
Total population
1,307
Median home value
$714,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$97,865
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Meggett is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2010 census. Meggett is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area.
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History
The Towles Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Geography
Meggett is located in southwestern Charleston County. It is bordered to the north by the town of Hollywood. The traditional center of Meggett is along South Carolina Highway 165, south of the center of Hollywood and north of the highway's end at Yonges Island. The Meggett town limits have expanded east as far as the Stono River and west beyond Toogoodoo Creek as far as South Carolina Highway 174. To the south the town extends as far as Yonges Island next to the Wadmalaw River. According to the United States Census Bureau, Meggett has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.11%, is water. The town area has increased from a total of in 2000.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Meggett, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Angel Oak ElementaryElementary · Johns Island · 772 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- Baptist Hill HighHigh · Hollywood · 552 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolOther · Meggett · 516 students · 12.6:1 ratio
- St. Johns HighHigh · Johns Island · 387 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- E.B. Ellington ElementaryElementary · Ravenel · 353 students · 9.5:1 ratio
- Minnie Hughes ElementaryElementary · Yonges Island · 186 students · 11.6:1 ratio
- Edith L. Frierson ElementaryElementary · Wadmalaw Island · 148 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- Jane Edwards ElementaryElementary · Edisto Island · 68 students · 5.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Meggett
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 71 mi
- Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 144 mi
- Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 184 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 12:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET