THE AWENDAW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sea Islands/Coastal Marsh setting.
Awendaw town has 17.4 square miles of land in Charleston County. Its Census reference point is in Sea Islands/Coastal Marsh, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Awendaw and Charleston County
Awendaw is associated with Charleston County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Awendaw by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Awendaw, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 31.4 percentage points lower than the 32.8% recorded for Charleston County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Awendaw town has 3.9 times the land area of nearby Isle of Palms city (4.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

