McClellanville, South Carolina

McClellanville, South Carolina
Jeremy Creek at McClellanville; looking upstream
Location of McClellanville in South Carolina
Coordinates: 33°5′20.23″N 79°28′2.23″W / 33.0889528°N 79.4672861°W / 33.0889528; -79.4672861
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyCharleston
Government
  MayorRutledge B. Leland III
Area
  Total
2.34 sq mi (6.07 km2)
  Land2.23 sq mi (5.77 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation
8 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
605
  Density271.67/sq mi (104.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29458
Area code(s)843, 854
FIPS code45-43585
GNIS feature ID1252622
Websitewww.mcclellanvillesc.org

McClellanville is a small fishing town in rural Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 605 at the 2020 census. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, on land surrounded by Francis Marion National Forest, and has traditionally derived its livelihood from the Atlantic Ocean and coastal marshes by fishing, shrimping and oystering. McClellanville is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area.