Shell Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.

[5] Shell Point is served by the Burton Fire District.

As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Shell Point is in the Hilton Head Island−Bluffton, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[7] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,856 people, 1,040 households, and 803 families residing in the CDP.

17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.