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Welcome to James Island ...

The town of James Island is located in Charleston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of James Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for James Island: James Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for James Island for more information about variations on the name of James Island.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, James Island has a population of 12,147 people<2> (see below for details).

Time Zone: James Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for James Island: 843 & 854<3>

The ZIP code for James Island: 29412<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, James Island had an population of 12,147 people. This is an increase of 8.18% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, James Island had a population of 11,228 people.

The population of James Island represents 0.24% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for James Island.

Communities near James Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near James Island.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around James Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for James Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of James Island. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around James Island.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around James Island. See our Newspapers Page for James Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James Island ...

Looking for more information about James Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to James Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for James Island.

Adding James Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of James Island in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for James Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the James Island post office opened in 1882.

We also found James Island in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for James Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for James Island.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the James Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the James Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as James Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether James Island or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/