Beaufort, South Carolina

Not to be confused with Beaufort, North Carolina.

Beaufort is a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina. In 2020, 13,607 people lived there.

City
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Coordinates: 32°26′N 80°41′W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Beaufort
Incorporated	1711
Named for	Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort
Area
• City	25.32 sq mi (65.58 km2)
• Land	24.43 sq mi (63.28 km2)
• Water	0.89 sq mi (2.29 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	13,607
• Density	556.89/sq mi (215.01/km2)
• Urban	52,515 (US: 486th)
• Urban density	1,200.1/sq mi (463.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	29901-29907
FIPS code	45-04690
GNIS feature ID	1245003
Website	www.cityofbeaufort.org

Beaufort, South Carolina Media

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  Plan of the City of Beaufort, S.C., as allotted by U.S. Tax Commissioners for the District of South Carolina, February 1863

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  Downtown Beaufort on Bay Street, 1972

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  Homes in the Old Point neighborhood

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  The Beaufort Shrimp Festival is one of several popular annual events in the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park.

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  The steeple of the Parish Church of St. Helena

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  Downtown businesses clustered along Bay Street, adjacent to the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park

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  Beaufort is one of the most popular harbors on the Intracoastal Waterway.