Beaufort, South Carolina

City
	Coordinates: 32°26′N 80°41′W / 32.433°N 80.683°WCoordinates: 32°26′N 80°41′W / 32.433°N 80.683°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: 487th)
• 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 is a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina. In 2020, 13,607 people lived there.^[3]

Beaufort, South Carolina Media

Plan of the City of Beaufort, S.C., as allotted by U.S. Tax Commissioners for the District of South Carolina, February 1863
Downtown Beaufort on Bay Street, 1972.
Homes in the Old Point neighborhood
The Beaufort Shrimp Festival is one of several popular annual events in the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park.
The steeple of the Parish Church of St. Helena
Downtown businesses clustered along Bay Street, adjacent to the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park
Beaufort is one of the most popular harbors on the Intracoastal Waterway.