THE DAUFUSKIE ISLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sea Islands/Coastal Marsh setting.
Daufuskie Island CDP has 9.81 square miles of land in Beaufort 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
Daufuskie Island and Beaufort County
Daufuskie Island is associated with Beaufort 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.
Daufuskie Island by land and water
The Census records 5.94 square miles of water within Daufuskie Island, or 37.7% of its total area. That share is close to Beaufort County’s 37.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Daufuskie Island CDP has 18.8% of the land area of nearby Bluffton town (52.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

