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A city of 1,267 people in South Carolina
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Map of Folly Beach: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land7.3%899 of 12,261 acres
Trails1.1 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves3710 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Folly Beach - A Sunday afternoon crowd in surf bathing 01, 1946

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About Folly Beach

City in South Carolina, United States
1938Established
2,078Population
18.9 sq miArea
16 ftElevation

Folly Beach is a public city on Folly Island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Folly Beach had a population of 2,078. Folly Beach is within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Areas.

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ZIP code29439
Area code843
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Housing in Folly Beach

$1.07M▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Folly Beach home is worth about $1,071,000, up 2.9% in a year, 250% above the South Carolina typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market174
Sale-to-list95.2%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Folly Beach

C

Safety Grade C

Folly Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less. Within South Carolina, it does better than 69% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Folly Beach 1.9
South Carolina 3.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Folly Beach 13.4
South Carolina 17.1
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Folly Beach

A

Health Grade A

Healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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22better than SC·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Roper HospitalCharleston · 7.8 mi · ER
Fields Farm CampJohns Island · 3.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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