Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

About Daufuskie Island

Daufuskie Island is a small unincorporated community in southern South Carolina.

Daufuskie Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.81 square miles.

📰 Daufuskie Island News Today

• This Little-Known Island Hiding In Plain Sight Of Hilton Head Is One Of South Carolina's Best-Kept Secrets Southern Living · Jun 1
• How a tiny island built a world-class school Stand Together · Apr 22
• Daufuski Island: Deep & Wide Savannah Magazine · Jul 20
• Daufuskie Island: A remote South Carolina gem worth exploring Savannah Morning News · Apr 5
• Adam Jay Furfari Obituary (2026) - Daufuskie Island, SC - Keith Funeral & Cremation Services - Hilton Head Legacy | Obituary · Aug 15

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Daufuskie Island Unique

• The only place in America named Daufuskie Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Daufuskie Island

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Daufuskie Island

• Fraser's Tavern — american
• Harbour Town Bakery & Café — sandwich (café)
• Quarterdeck
• The Crazy Crab — seafood
• C'est Bon (café)
• Chow Daddy's
• Coast
• Guispeppi's Pizza — pizza
• Jake's Pizza
• Kiwi's Island Cookout (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bloody Point Lighthouse · Museum
• Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation · Museum
• Liberty Oak Tree · Attraction
• Silver Dew Winery - Museum · Museum
• VIVID Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Daufuskie Island

• Baynard Ruins reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Daufuskie Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities