Wescott, North Charleston: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the City of North Charleston’s PRIME North Charleston comprehensive plan, neighborhood presidents list and parks list, Dorchester County’s school attendance zone lookup, the South Carolina school report cards, the U.S. Census Bureau, CARTA, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

Wescott Plantation is the planned community on Dorchester Road in the Dorchester County part of North Charleston. The land use chapter of the city’s comprehensive plan (PDF) calls it “the largest development” in the city’s third planning area, which “is largely within Dorchester County and is almost entirely developed as suburban residential,” and says it “offers a variety of housing types, of different sizes and prices, along with some commercial uses.”

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Fort Dorchester High, Dorchester School District Two, rated Excellent on the 2025 state report card, for every point we checked inside the city. Check an address with the county’s attendance zone lookup.
• Home value: $369,194 in ZIP code 29485 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-26 Exit 205, U.S. 78 (University Boulevard), about 6.3 miles by road.

Part of our North Charleston neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

Wescott lies along Dorchester Road and Wescott Boulevard, around the Wescott Golf Club and Wescott Park, which OpenStreetMap maps at its center. The plan names Wescott Boulevard among the few commercial nodes on this stretch of Dorchester Road. We used a circle of 0.6 mile around the golf course and the park. Of the 177 points we checked, 95% were inside North Charleston’s city limits on the Census Bureau’s current boundary; all were in Dorchester County. Inside the city, 96% were in ZIP code 29485 and the rest in 29420.

Zillow and many listings file ZIP code 29485 under Summerville, so check the city line: it decides who collects your trash and which property tax rate applies. Dorchester County bills its own property tax; look a parcel up through Dorchester County’s website before you buy.

The city’s neighborhood presidents list has entries for Wescott Plantation, which meets at the Wescott ballpark meeting room, and for Sandpines at Wescott Plantation, The Courtyards at Wescott Plantation and The Farm at Wescott.

Schools

Wescott is served by Dorchester School District Two, not Charleston County School District. We checked the 168 points inside the city against Dorchester County’s 2026 attendance zones, the same map behind the district’s lookup.

A few edge points were zoned for Oakbrook Elementary or River Oaks Middle. Fort Dorchester High’s 2025 graduation rate was 94.8%. Ratings are the overall ratings on the state’s 2025 report cards. Dorchester Two runs its own calendar; see our schools guide.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP code 29485 was $369,194 in August 2026, down 0.5% from $370,944 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for North Charleston as a whole was $310,134. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and ZIP code 29485 also covers parts of Summerville and unincorporated Dorchester County. More in our home prices guide.

Parks

• Wescott Park, 9006 Dorchester Road: outdoor exercise equipment and a walking trail, two playgrounds, baseball and softball fields, picnic shelters, a batting cage, big- and small-dog parks, volleyball and horseshoe courts and a rental building, according to the city’s parks and facilities list.
• Wescott Golf Club: OpenStreetMap maps the course in the middle of the community.
• North Charleston Aquatic Center, 8610 Patriot Blvd., about 1.8 miles east: a 50-meter pool and a therapeutic pool. See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate 26: Exit 205, U.S. 78 (University Boulevard), about 6.3 miles; Exit 209, Ashley Phosphate Road and U.S. 52, about 7.5 miles; Exit 203, College Park Road, about 7.9 miles. Exit numbers are as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
• Charleston International Airport: about 9.1 miles.
• City Hall, 2500 City Hall Lane: about 11.3 miles.
• Bus: no CARTA route stops inside the area. The nearest stop is the XP3 Dorchester Road and Summerville express park-and-ride at the Dorchester Village shopping center, about 2.1 miles away, according to CARTA’s schedule data.

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

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, in a straight line from the middle of the area:

• Supermarkets: Harris Teeter, 9500 Dorchester Road, about 0.4 mile; Lidl, about 0.9 mile; Walmart Supercenter, 9880 Dorchester Road, about 1.3 miles; Aldi, 10015 Dorchester Road, and Lowes Foods, 10048 Dorchester Road, each about 1.9 miles.
• Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 1.7 miles.
• Shopping center: Dorchester Village, about 2.1 miles.

Frequently asked questions

What school district is Wescott Plantation in?

Wescott is in Dorchester County, so it is served by Dorchester School District Two, not Charleston County School District. Nearly every point we checked was zoned for Fort Dorchester Elementary, Oakbrook Middle and Fort Dorchester High.

Is Wescott Plantation in North Charleston or Summerville?

Most of it is in North Charleston: 95% of the points we checked were inside the city limits on the Census Bureau’s current boundary. Its ZIP code, 29485, is filed under Summerville by Zillow and in many listings.

What is the typical home value in Wescott?

Zillow does not publish a figure for Wescott alone. The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP code 29485 was $369,194 in August 2026, down 0.5% from a year earlier.

What is at Wescott Park?

Wescott Park, 9006 Dorchester Road, has a walking trail with exercise equipment, two playgrounds, baseball and softball fields, picnic shelters, big- and small-dog parks, volleyball and horseshoe courts and a rental building, according to the city.