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Awendaw
A town in Charleston County, South Carolina — population 1,568 as of 2020.
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News around Charleston County
New nonprofit seeks to bridge gaps in Charleston area health care
Be Well Circle, a Charleston startup nonprofit, wants to help people afford holistic health care, from mental health support to nutrition and energy healing, that insurance may not cover.
Community Groups & Organizations
Cheeky brings seafood to the historic district
Cheeky opened this week at 123 Meeting St., offering a new seafood option in downtown Charleston.
Local Business
Burger building: Charleston restaurants, bars get inventive with the classic hamburger
Charleston is spoiled when it comes to great burgers. Just look at this year’s winners in the Charleston City Paper’s annual Burger Throwdown.
Local Business
ShR #25.40: On data centers, Medicare, presidential candidates
In the Oct. 2, 2026, issue of Statehouse Report, bureau chief Jack O’Toole dives deep into how data centers are impacting what candidates are talking about on the campaign trail. There’s also a roundup that includes the impact of Medicaid cuts here. And Andy Brack’s column looks…
GeneralHundreds of thousands of immigrants legally residing in the United States began losing their health care coverage Thursday as another round of Medicaid cuts enacted in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) took effect.
Every four years, that rarest of critters – the aspirant for the presidency of the United States - emerges like a periodical cicada.
In and around Awendaw
See & do
- Awendaw Green
- Center For Birds Of Prey
- Center for Birds of Prey
- charleston zipline adventures
- See Wee Shell Ring Trail
Eat, drink & stay
Shops & services
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Awendaw by the numbers
- Area
- 17.35 sq mi (44.93 km²), 0.25 sq mi water
- Median age
- 54.5
- Households
- 746
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $77,010
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 520, AWENDAW, SC 29429