BlockGoose Creek, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goose Creek-Hanahan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29445. The Survey maps it on the Ladson quadrangle. 45,946 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 46 feet above sea level.
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On record in Goose Creek
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
St. James' Church, Goose CreekNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970- Otranto Plantation Indigo Vatslisted 1989
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Crowfield Ruins, Goose Creekfederal building survey, 11 photographs
- St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, 100 Vestry Way, Goose Creekfederal building survey, 17 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresGoose Creek grew from 35,938 to 45,946 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35,938 | |
| 2020 | 45,946 | +10,008 (+28%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1919 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
4 photographs, 1938Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1938. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1938. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1938. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
256 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Goose Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,045 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 60 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Goose Creek: 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C G Rowland Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mount Holly Aluminum Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1980 |
Storms near this place
60 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goose Creek in 92 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 39 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 10 flash flood, 6 lightning. The reports record 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Goose Creek | 2 hurt | The National Weather Service in collaborative efforts with emergency management confirmed an EF0 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 75 mph in Berkeley County occurring from 1122 AM EST to 11:23 AM EST. Video evidence helped confirm a very brief and weak tornado developing within an outer rainband of Hurricane Idalia touching down near the intersection of Camelot Drive and South Goose Creek Boulevard, flipping one car on South Goose Creek Boulevard. Police reported two people inside the flipped vehicle were transported to the hospital for minor injuries. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Goose Creek | 2 hurt | Law enforcement reported that lightning struck, knocking over 2 males, ages 17 and 21, sending one to the hospital. They were outside playing football at the time of the lightning strike. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Goose Creek | 1 hurt | Law enforcement reported that a 12 year old boy was struck by lightning in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The child was holding an umbrella when struck. He was in serious but stable condition and was transported to the Medical University of South Carolina for further evaluation. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | $647,620 | Law enforcement reported flood waters in homes on Lindy Creek Road. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $50,000 | Tree down on residence on Cannon Ave. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | $37,500 | The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported flooding on Lighthouse Drive and Pineshadow Drive in Goose Creek. Three cars were also flooded. Flooding was also reported at the intersection of Howe Hall and Keyes Lane. One car was also stalled at the intersection. A ham radio operator also relayed a report of car submerged in water and floating at the intersection of Crystal Springs Drive and Tarpon Street. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | $30,000 | Westview Blvd, near Pineview Road and all of Springhall Road near Crowfield Blvd was closed due to flooding. Several cars were flooded. An NWS employee reported 6.53 inches of rain within a 3 hour period. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $25,000 | Tree down on a house in the Forest Lawn subdivision. |
| August 2025 | Lightning | Goose Creek | $15,000 | Emergency management and local media reports indicated a lightning strike causing a house fire to a townhome on Pine Shadow Drive in Goose Creek. Damage to a chimney could be seen on a video. |
| May 2013 | Lightning | Goose Creek | $10,000 | Lightning struck a house and caused a fire on Cannon Avenue. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Goose Creek | $5,000 | A trained weather spotter reported that lightning struck a house at Crowfield Plantation in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $5,000 | Power outages. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $2,500 | The public reported several 3 to 4 inch diameter limbs down near Otranto South Carolina. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $1,000 | Law Enforcement reported a large tree down across Bayshore Boulevard, 1 mile west of Poppenheim Crossing, South Carolina. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | $1,000 | The Berkeley County Warning Point reported manhole covers were ejected due to flooding along Red Bank Road in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $1,000 | Large tree down on Treeland Drive between Royal Road and College Park Road. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $1,000 | Large tree down in Tall Pines Subdivision. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $1,000 | Large tree down on College Park Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $750 | A large tree was reported down blocking Palm Hill Road off Highway 52 near Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $500 | The public reported a large sycamore tree down, dime size hail, and estimated wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph, 1 mile north-northeast of Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Goose Creek | $500 | NWS storm survey confirmed a brief tornado touchdown about 6 miles west southwest of Cainhoy on Daniel Island. The tornado was on the ground for about 40 yds and was about 25 yds wide. The tornado occurred just northwest of the intersection of Enterprise Blvd and Clements Ferry Rd. The tornado snapped off several large trees and large branches. Estimated maximum winds were between 55 and 65 mph. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | $500 | Tree limbs down in Cypress Gardens. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail at St. James Avenue and Fairfax Boulevard in Goose Creek. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail in the Goose Creek area. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | The public reported hail up to the size of a penny. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A CoCoRaHS observer near Goose Creek reported nickel sized hail. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | A homeowner reported 2 trees down along Ravenna Avenue. One tree was down on a home and the other tree was down in a back yard at the Goose Creek Reservoir. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | Hail up to the size of nickels was reported via Twitter in Goose Creek. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | The public reported a large tree limb down that fell through a roof at the intersection of Addison Drive and Oakside Drive. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Berkeley County dispatch reported a tree down on a residence in the 100 block of Oakside Drive. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | A fire department reported a large tree blown down onto an attached garage and vehicle. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | A tree was reported down off of Foster Creek Road in Hanahan Plantation subdivision. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway on Snake River Road near the intersection with Foster Creek Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | One tree was reported down at the Oaks Golf and Country Club. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A spotter reported hail up to nickel size on Red Bank Road. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | The public reported quarter size hail along the 100 block of Middleton Drive. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on a vehicle. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | The public reported quarter size hail 1 mile north-northwest of Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | The public reported nickel to quarter size hail at Crowfield Plantation in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| August 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Goose Creek | - | The broadcast media relayed a report of a funnel cloud from a viewer in Goose Creek. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Law enforcement estimated 60 to 70 mph winds in Goose Creek. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail covering the ground in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | A trained weather spotter reported pea to quarter size hail in Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | - | Two feet of water was reported to be covering a few subdivision side streets. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | There were several large limbs down near the intersection of Crowfield Blvd and St.James Blvd. |
| July 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Goose Creek | - | A funnel cloud was spotted one mile north of Goose Creek, SC. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Near Red Banks Road. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Goose Creek | - | Golfball hail on Red Bank Rd. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Goose Creek | - | House fire due to lightning strike in Hamlet subdivision. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | - | Significant flooding at Charleston Naval Weapons Station. Numerous roads flooded. Flood waters entered one building on north side of facility. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Goose Creek | - | Numerous reports of roads flooded in and near Willowbrook subdivision and along North Rhett Blvd. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Numerous trees and powerlines down near Red Bank Landing and the Charleston Naval Weapons Station. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Thunderstorms winds knocked down trees. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goose Creek | - | Several trees and large limbs were down. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Goose Creek | - | A brief tornado touch down pushed over several trees. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oaks | 0.1 miles | 23 | |
| Goose Creek Heights | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| Highlands | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Camelot Village | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Maple Ridge | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| West Greenview Acres | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Harbour Lake | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sedgefield | 1.2 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Goose Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1537768 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231332. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.