Welcome to Charleston ...

When the people of Charleston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Charlestonian<1>

Time Zone: Charleston lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Charleston is located in the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Charleston - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Charleston.

Communities near Charleston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Charleston.

• Bridgewater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
• Liverpool
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <3>
• Port Medway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Medway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Medway <3>
• Middlewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlewood
• Eagle Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Head <3>
• Beach Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Meadows
• Brooklyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
• Camperdown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camperdown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperdown
• West Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berlin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Berlin <3>
• Broad Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Cove

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charleston ...

Looking for more information about Charleston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Charleston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Charleston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charleston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca