Shell Point, South Carolina, United States [CDP]; population was 2,885 in 1990; housing units was 1,078 in 1990; location is 32°23'N 80°45'W; land area is 6.86 square miles (4,388 acres); water area is 1.64 square miles (1,049 acres); FIPS code is 65680 [SourceCBP]