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

James Island is located in the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for James Island: 29412<3>

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.

• North Charleston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Goose Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <4>
• Hanahan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• Hollywood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Isle-of-Palms
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
  • Isle-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms <4>
• Ravenel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <4>
• Sullivan's Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan's Island
  • Sullivan's Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan's Island <4>
• Seabrook Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Island
  • Seabrook Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook Island <4>
• Kiawah Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiawah Island
  • Kiawah Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiawah Island <4>

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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for James Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/