ZIP Code 29920
About Saint Helena Island
Saint Helena Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The island is connected to Beaufort by U.S. Highway 21. The island has a land area of about 64 sq mi (170 km2) and a population of 8,763 as of the 2010 census. It is included as part of the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan Area. The island is renowned for its rural Lowcountry character and being a major center of African-American Gullah culture and language. It is considered to be the geographic influence behind the children's television program Gullah Gullah Island.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
9,918
population
$72,865
median household income
102
people / sq mi
$285,200
median home value
$960
median gross rent
55.7
median age
7,045
housing units
4,371
households
97.6
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 29920
- Hunting Island State Park park
- Edgar Fripp Mausoleum historic
- Hunting Island Lighthouse historic
- Penn Center National Historic Landmark historic
- Saint Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins historic