Inner West Ashley, from Avondale and Windermere to Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, is ZIP code 29407 and zoned for West Ashley High School.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the City of Charleston’s Charleston City Plan, Plan West Ashley and GIS map service, Charleston County School District’s school lookup tool, the South Carolina school report cards, CARTA, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

Inner West Ashley is the older part of West Ashley, across the Ashley River from the peninsula. The city’s City Plan says West Ashley “has been one of the city’s main growth areas since the 1960’s” and that its neighborhoods “range from near-century-old neighborhoods close to the Peninsula to new subdivisions west of I-526.” The plan maps inner and outer West Ashley separately; this page covers the part east of I-526, and our outer West Ashley page covers the rest.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: West Ashley High, rated Excellent on the 2025 state report card, for every point we checked. Check an address with the district’s school lookup tool.
  • Home value: $526,393 in ZIP code 29407 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate exit: I-26 Exit 221, about 3.8 miles by road from Ackerman Park across the Ashley River, or I-526 Exit 11, about 4.2 miles.

Part of our Charleston neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

Inner West Ashley runs from the Ashley River west to I-526, and south to Wappoo Creek and the Stono River. Savannah Highway (U.S. 17), Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, Ashley River Road (S.C. 61) and Folly Road Boulevard are the main roads. We drew the line at I-526 and, south of Savannah Highway, straight south from where the interstate ends. Of the 1,510 points we checked inside the city limits, 99% were in ZIP code 29407, all in Charleston County. Parts of West Ashley are unincorporated county land; check a parcel on Charleston County’s GIS Parcel Viewer.

The city’s neighborhood council map lists about 35 associations here, among them Avondale, Byrnes Downs, Old Windermere, South Windermere, Crescent, Wappoo Heights, Moreland, Westwood, Ardmore/Sherwood Forest, Lenevar, Northbridge Terrace, Albemarle and Dupont Station. The City Plan names Avondale as an example of its “Suburban” land use, with four to eight homes an acre. It says the highest ground in West Ashley is along Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and parts of Ashley River Road inside I-526, and that those areas and the former Citadel Mall site are where the most infill and redevelopment may happen. The Dupont/Wappoo planning area has its own community plan and zoning.

Schools

We checked every point against Charleston County School District’s attendance boundaries in its school lookup tool (elementary zones for 2026-27, middle and high school zones for 2025-26).

Level School Share of points 2025 state rating
Elementary St. Andrew’s School of Math and Science, 30 Chadwick Drive 43% Good
Elementary Stono Park Elementary, 1699 Garden St. 33% Average
Elementary Springfield Elementary, 2741 Clover St. 17% Good
Elementary Ashley River Creative Arts, 1871 Wallace School Road 5% Good
Middle C.E. Williams Middle 100% Average
High West Ashley High, 4060 W. Wildcat Blvd. 100% Excellent

A few points on the western edge were zoned for Oakland Elementary. C.E. Williams has a north campus at 1776 William Kennerty Drive and a south campus for grades 7 and 8 at 3090 Sanders Road, according to the district’s school locations. West Ashley High’s 2025 graduation rate was 91.2%. Ratings are the overall ratings on the state’s 2025 report cards. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP code 29407 was $526,393 in September 2026, up 0.3% from $524,909 in September 2025. Zillow’s figure for the City of Charleston as a whole was $587,511. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and 29407 also includes unincorporated land. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks layer on its GIS map service:

  • Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, 1500 Old Towne Road: about 400 acres on the Ashley River, next to Old Towne Creek County Park, 1400 Old Towne Road.
  • West Ashley Bikeway, an off-road path that starts at 801 Playground Road.
  • Ackerman Park, 55 Sycamore Ave.: about 10 acres with a dog park and a skate area.
  • Parkshore Park, 1 Windsor Drive: baseball, tennis, a playground and picnic areas.
  • Lenevar Playground, 1305 S. Lenevar Drive: ball fields, basketball, tennis and a dog park.
  • Mary Utsey Playground and Orange Grove Park, 1350 Orange Grove Road.
  • Northbridge Park, 929 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.: boating and fishing on the Ashley River.
  • Charleston 9 Memorial, 1807 Savannah Highway.

More in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

  • Interstates: I-26 Exit 221, Meeting Street, about 3.8 miles from Ackerman Park by way of the Ashley River bridges; I-526 Exit 11, Paul Cantrell Boulevard and Glenn McConnell Parkway, about 4.2 miles. I-526 ends at Savannah Highway on the area’s western edge. Exit numbers are as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
  • City Hall, 80 Broad St.: about 4.6 miles.
  • Charleston International Airport: about 9.7 miles.
  • Bus: CARTA routes 30, Savannah Highway, 32, North Bridge, and 33, St. Andrews and Ashley River Road, run through the area to the former Citadel Mall stop, and Route 31, Folly Road, stops on Folly Road Boulevard, according to CARTA’s schedule data.

Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network from Ackerman Park; they are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

  • Supermarkets: Harris Teeter, 1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. and 975 Savannah Highway; Publix, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.; Whole Foods Market, 1125 Savannah Highway; Earth Fare, 74 Folly Road Blvd.; Piggly Wiggly, 630 Skylark Drive; El Molino Supermarket, 1610 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
  • Pharmacies: CVS and Walgreens stores on the main roads.
  • Shopping: the former Citadel Mall site, 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

Neighborhood associations

The City of Charleston’s neighborhood council map, on its GIS map service, lists the associations named above, and its Neighborhood Services office works with them. Most are neighborhood associations or civic clubs, not mandatory homeowners associations; we found no city or county list of mandatory HOAs.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is Avondale zoned for?

West Ashley High School. Every point we checked in inner West Ashley, including Avondale, Byrnes Downs and Windermere, was zoned for West Ashley High in Charleston County School District’s attendance boundaries. It was rated Excellent on its 2025 state report card, with a 91.2% graduation rate.

What ZIP code is inner West Ashley in?

Almost all of it is ZIP code 29407. The Zillow Home Value Index for 29407 was $526,393 in September 2026, up 0.3% from a year earlier.

What elementary school serves inner West Ashley?

It depends on the street. In the district’s 2026-27 zones, about 43% of the points we checked were zoned for St. Andrew’s School of Math and Science, 33% for Stono Park, 17% for Springfield and the rest for Ashley River Creative Arts or Oakland.

Is all of West Ashley in the City of Charleston?

No. Parts of West Ashley are unincorporated Charleston County. Charleston County’s GIS Parcel Viewer shows which jurisdiction a parcel is in.