JZI, Love Where You Live: the Johns Island, SC community guide
Johns Island, SC: news, events, businesses and neighborhoods all in one place
Four public schools, one island.
From Angel Oak Primary for the youngest learners to St. John's High School, the four Charleston County public schools that serve Johns Island, with official sites and addresses.
Meet the schools
One island. Live oaks, farms and tide.
Tapley Baxter, a Charleston-area Realtor with Real Broker, maintains JZI, Love Where You Live, the community guide to Johns Island, SC 29455, where she lives and works. The guide covers the island's neighborhoods, events, businesses, schools and history, and it is kept current month to month by someone on the ground here. Johns Island is the Lowcountry's largest sea island: an 84-square-mile stretch of live oaks, working farms and tidal creeks just minutes from downtown Charleston.
Still farmland
Tomatoes, truck vegetables and farm stands kept Johns Island rural through the 1900s, and the working farms remain the heart of the island's character.
Minutes from Charleston
Bridges put downtown Charleston, Kiawah's beaches and the Lowcountry's biggest city within easy reach of every island address.
The island by the numbers.
28,000
residents in the 29455 ZIP
About 28,000 residents live in the Johns Island 29455 ZIP code, an estimate from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
114%
population growth since 2000
About 114% population growth on Johns Island since 2000, as the island has grown from farmland into one of the Charleston area's fastest-growing communities.
- Moved in 42,500
- Moved out 32,300
- Net change +10,200
Charleston metro, 2022-23
About 42,500 people moved into the Charleston metro area and about 32,300 moved out in 2022-23, a net gain of about 10,200. These are Charleston metro numbers, so readers know they cover the whole metro, not the island alone.
I have lived on JZI since 2004. I have seen growth and the mistakes the City and County have made and now finally the corrections they are working hard to make. Excited to see where we go from here!
Find your corner of the island.
What's happening on the island.
A living calendar of the island's recurring markets, festivals, races and live music, refreshed every week with new events and changed dates. Check the organizer's page before you go, then come say hi.
See the full calendarSea Island Farmers Market
Every Saturday, 9:30am to 1:30pmThe island's anchor market, running rain or shine with 50-plus local farmers, vendors and food trucks, live music and arts and crafts. One of the only year-round markets in the Charleston area.
Freshfields Village Farmers Market
Mondays, 4pm to 8pmA summer seasonal market with local and organic produce, prepared foods, seafood and crafts at the village between Johns Island and Kiawah.
Music on the Green
Fridays, 6pm to 9pmFree, family-friendly outdoor concerts on the village green every Friday evening all summer, with bonus Saturday shows on holiday weekends.
Real businesses. Real island.
Every business below is open today on Johns Island, with a real address and a real phone number. From the island's famous restaurants to its working farm stands, this is where the island shops, eats and grows.
Wild Olive
A Johns Island fixture on Maybank Highway, known for refined Italian cooking in a warm, Lowcountry dining room. The kind of place worth planning a night around.
2867 Maybank Highway
VisitStono Market & Tomato Shed Cafe
A working farm market, bakery and cafe in a classic tomato shed, stocked with local produce, baked goods and daily specials.
842 Main Road
VisitBlackbird Market
A neighborhood market, cafe and seafood counter on Bohicket Road, the go-to spot for island groceries and a quick bite.
1808 Bohicket Road
VisitJeremiah Farm & Goat Dairy
A goat dairy farm on the island where the animals, the cheese room and the farm store do the talking.
3853 Platt Road
VisitThe Tree House
A Main Road boutique for gifts, home goods and the kind of finds that make island living feel personal.
849 Main Road
VisitTattooed Moose
The island outpost of Charleston's beloved casual burger and sandwich joint, serving up creative pub food in a laid-back setting.
3328 Maybank Highway
VisitNotes from the island.
2026-11-13
Maybank Highway Widening: New Design Saves the Oaks
The city's revised plan widens Maybank Highway from River Road toward the connector bridge while saving more of the island's grand live oaks.
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2026-11-13
Holiday Season on the Island: Bazaars, Parades and Night Markets
From a Homegrown Holiday Bazaar to a farmers market night market and the island's Christmas parade, December is packed on Johns Island.
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2026-11-13
The Island's First Recreation Center Is Coming
Site clearing is underway for Johns Island's first recreation center at Maybank Highway and Main Road, a $65 million city project with construction set to start in late March 2027.
Read the postThe short answers.
Quick answers to the questions visitors ask most, straight from the island and the guide's maintainer.
What does the JZI guide cover?
The JZI guide covers the island's neighborhoods, events, businesses, schools and history, all in one place. It is maintained by local Realtor Tapley Baxter and refreshed as a living community resource for Johns Island, SC 29455.
Which neighborhoods are included?
Eleven featured communities: Barberry Woods, Stonoview, Grimball Gates, Rushland Landing, The Preserve at Fenwick Plantation, Kiawah River, Oakfield, Brownswood Village, Fenwick Woods, St. Johns Woods and Whitney Lakes.
What areas does Tapley serve?
Tapley serves the Charleston, SC area, including Johns Island, with Real Broker. Her focus is Senior Transitions and Universal Design, helping families at every stage.
How long has Tapley been in real estate?
Tapley brings more than 20 years of real estate experience and more than 30 years in the Charleston area, and she holds South Carolina license 96328 with Real Broker.
Reach the island's local Realtor.
Tapley Baxter serves the Charleston, SC area, including Johns Island, with Real Broker. Call, email or write any time. The online presence is always open.
Send a message128 Millport Circle, Suite 200
Greenville, SC 29607
Serving the Charleston, SC area, including Johns Island. Always open online.
Always open online, 24/7
The guide and its maintainer are available around the clock, every day of the week.
The maintainer
Kept by a local
This guide is maintained by Tapley Baxter, a Realtor who lives on the island.
Tapley lives and works on Johns Island with Real Broker, specializing in Senior Transitions and Universal Design for the Charleston area. Keeping this community resource current is her way of giving back to the place she calls home. It is a labor of love, not a listing pitch.