Isle of Palms

Also known as Isle of Palms, South Carolina, Isle of Palms, SC

city in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: South Carolina
County: Charleston
Incorporated: 1938 (town), 1957 (city)
Total: 5.44 sq mi (14.08 km )
Land: 4.44 sq mi (11.49 km )
Water: 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km )
Elevation: 7 ft (2.1 m)
Density: 979.9/sq mi (378.36/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code: 843, 854
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Isle of Palms is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Isle of Palms had a population of 4,347. It is a barrier island on the South Carolina coast. The city is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area. The town lies along a narrow strip of land, hugging the beach, separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal Waterway.

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