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Rockville
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Rockville
Total population
121
Median home value
$459,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$82,500
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Rockville is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, that was founded in 1784. As of the 2020 census, Rockville had a population of 141. It is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area. The town is the site of the Rockville Regatta, an annual sailing event dating to 1890.
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History
The Hanckel Mound, Horse Island, Rockville Historic District, and John Seabrook Plantation Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rockville developed in the nineteenth century as a summer retreat for Lowcountry planters, and sailing was the predominant recreational activity from its earliest years.
Geography
Rockville is located on Wadmalaw Island in southwestern Charleston County at the start of South Carolina Highway 700, on the north bank of tidal Bohicket Creek, an arm of the North Edisto River. To the south across Bohicket Creek is the town of Seabrook Island. SC Highway 700 leads northeast to Johns Island and to Charleston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 17.52%, is water.
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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 Rockville, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,349
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves10,602
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves10,324
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves9,644
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves9,396
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves9,345
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,743
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,594
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.91 — 2026-02-086 km SW of Ladson, South Carolina
- M 3.27 — 2021-09-27South Carolina
- M 2.82 — 2021-09-273 km NNE of Summerville, South Carolina
- M 3 — 2014-03-190 km WNW of Centerville, South Carolina
- M 2.5 — 2013-09-198 km WSW of Summerville, South Carolina
- M 2.8 — 2012-07-315 km S of Centerville, South Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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 Rockville
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 69 mi
- Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 142 mi
- Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 182 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 22:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET