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Welcome to Wadmalaw Island ...

Wadmalaw Island is located in Charleston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wadmalaw Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939.

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

Wadmalaw Island is near sea level<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Wadmalaw Island: 29487<4>

Communities near Wadmalaw Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wadmalaw 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 Wadmalaw Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wadmalaw Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wadmalaw 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 Wadmalaw Island.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wadmalaw Island ...

Looking for more information about Wadmalaw 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wadmalaw Island, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wadmalaw Island.

Adding Wadmalaw Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wadmalaw Island in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Wadmalaw Island post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wadmalaw 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wadmalaw Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Wadmalaw Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Wadmalaw 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 community (such as Wadmalaw Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wadmalaw 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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