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Wadmalaw Island ZIP code, South Carolina

The ZIP code for Wadmalaw Island, SC is 29487, and its area codes are 843 and 854.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,703
Area codes
843, 854

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Wadmalaw Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hollywood (6.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Wadmalaw Island in numbers

About 2,703 people live in Wadmalaw Island, in 1,059 households. The median household income is $105,592 a year, 52% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $487,900 (88% above the South Carolina median).

Population2,703Wadmalaw Island2,703
Households1,059Wadmalaw Island1,059
Median household income$105,592Wadmalaw Island$105,592South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$487,900Wadmalaw Island$487,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Wadmalaw Island. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Wadmalaw Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Wadmalaw Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29487 Wadmalaw Island , SC Standard 2,703 $105,592 $487,900

Map of Wadmalaw Island ZIP codes

29487

The ZIP codes of Wadmalaw Island, SC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Wadmalaw Island

The nearest larger towns are Hollywood (5,382 people, 6.5 mi), James Island (12,198 people, 15 mi) and Charleston (154,338 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Wadmalaw Island
TownPopulationDistance
Hollywood 5,382 6.5 mi
Ravenel 2,615 8.7 mi
James Island 12,198 15.3 mi
Charleston 154,338 17.0 mi
North Charleston 119,913 19.3 mi
Mount Pleasant 93,993 21.3 mi
Hanahan 21,452 21.6 mi
Summerville 51,654 24.1 mi
Ladson 16,140 24.7 mi
Goose Creek 48,078 25.4 mi
Sangaree 8,681 26.1 mi
Isle of Palms 4,362 27.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Charleston County · South Carolina ZIP codes

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