Kiawah Island, South Carolina

About Kiawah Island

Set in the southeastern part of South Carolina, Kiawah Island is a small town counting 2,003 people who proudly call it home.

Kiawah Island holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 11.17 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 179 residents per square mile.

📰 Kiawah Island News Today

• Kiawah Island buys land near town hall to preserve with local conservancy group Post and Courier · Oct 7
• Essential Guide to Kiawah Island, South Carolina Travel + Leisure · Apr 25
• This Lowcountry Resort Is Celebrating 50 Years—And It’s Where All My Best Childhood Memories Began Southern Living · May 2
• Kiawah Island coastline nears permanent protection Live 5 News · Sep 30
• Hilton Head or Kiawah? Condé Nast readers pick ‘best island in the US’ — it was so close Hilton Head Island Packet · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest South Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Kiawah Island Unique

• The only place in America named Kiawah Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kiawah Island

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Kiawah Island

• El Mercadito & Taqueria — mexican

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Angel Oak · Attraction
• Heron Park Nature Center · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kiawah Island

• Night Heron Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Kiawah Island

• Haut Gap Middle
• Mt. Zion Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Kiawah Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities