Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Kiawah Island, South Carolina | |
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Kiawah Island sunrise | |
Location of Kiawah Island in South Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′31″N 80°04′54″W / 32.60861°N 80.08167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Charleston |
| Incorporated as a town | 1938 |
| Incorporated as a city | 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Craig Weaver |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.14 sq mi (39.21 km2) |
| • Land | 11.17 sq mi (28.93 km2) |
| • Water | 3.97 sq mi (10.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,013 |
| • Density | 180.20/sq mi (69.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 29455 |
| Area code | 843, 854 |
| FIPS code | 45-38162 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1253569 |
| Website | www |
Kiawah (/ˈkiəwə/ KEY-ə-wə) is a sea island, or barrier island, on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina, it is a seasonal beach and golf community. It is home to the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, with vacation houses and condos, beaches, golf courses, and other resort-like amenities. As of the 2020 census, Kiawah Island's full-time population was 2,013, up from 1,163 at the 2000 census. During the busy season, the population balloons to over 10,000. The island is part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alternative spellings and variants of the name itself include "Kiawa", "Kittiwar" (in DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy), and "Kittiwah" (in George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess). The island, has a per capita income of $47,782, the fifth highest in South Carolina.