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Welcome to South Charleston ...

The village of South Charleston is located in Clark County<1>.

The pronunciation of South Charleston: CHAH-ruhlz-tuhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1824.

A typical abbreviation for South Charleston: S. Charleston

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Charleston has a population of 1,615 people<3> (see below for details).

South Charleston is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: South Charleston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for South Charleston: 937 & 326<5>

The ZIP code for South Charleston: 45368<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Charleston had an population of 1,615 people. This is a decrease of 4.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Charleston had a population of 1,693 people. This makes South Charleston the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of South Charleston represents 0.01% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 427th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,693 people, the population of South Charleston decreased 8.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,850 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Charleston.

Communities Also Named South Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Charleston - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near South Charleston ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Charleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Charleston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Charleston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Charleston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Charleston. See our Newspapers Page for South Charleston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Charleston ...

Looking for more information about South 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for South Charleston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for South Charleston.

Adding South Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Charleston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for South Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the South Charleston post office opened in 1824.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Charleston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for South Charleston. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for South Charleston.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Charleston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the South Charleston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the South Charleston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as South Charleston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Charleston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/