| Official Name: | Sheldon |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Beaufort |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 579 |
| Population Density Km2: | 49.34 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 127.79 |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 17 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 29941 |
| Area Code: | 843, 854 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-65590 |
Sheldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 579.[2]
A rural area in character, Sheldon was primarily a common gathering area for various plantation owners and slaves prior to the Civil War. It is renowned for the Old Sheldon Church Ruins. Several hunt clubs and gated communities are located in the area.
The Pocosobo Town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
It is located at latitude 32.602 and longitude –80.793. Sheldon is located approximately halfway between Beaufort and Yemassee and just east of Interstate 95 in the heart of the Lowcountry region. U.S. Routes 17 and 21 run through the center of the community in a wrong-way concurrency.
| White alone (NH) | 153 | 26.42% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 390 | 67.36% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.17% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 0.35% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 0.35% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 12 | 2.07% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 19 | 3.28% | |
| Total | 579 | 100.00% |