Hilton Head Island metropolitan area
Hilton Head Island metropolitan area | ||
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| Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
Harbour Town Marina in Sea Pines Resort with the Harbour Town Lighthouse | ||
Map of Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC MSA
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| Country | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| Largest city | Hilton Head Island | |
| Other cities | ||
| Area | ||
• Total | 1,231 sq mi (3,190 km2) | |
| Population (2020) | ||
• Total | 215,908 | |
| GDP | ||
| • Total | $12.497 billion (2022) | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
The Hilton Head Island metropolitan area, officially the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of the two southernmost counties in the South Carolina Lowcountry, centered on the resort town of Hilton Head Island. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 215,908. Prior to March 2013, the region was considered a micropolitan statistical area.