Welcome to Charleston ...
Charleston is located in Coos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
When the people of Charleston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Charlestonian<2>
Charleston is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Charleston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Charleston: (541) and (458)<4>
Communities Also Named Charleston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 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), 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.
- Coos Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
- Coos Bay is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <5>
- North Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <5>
- Coquille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
- Coquille is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <5>
- Bandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
- Bandon is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <5>
- Lakeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <5>
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill is located in Coos County
- Coos City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eastside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Eastside is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastside <5>
- Cooston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooston
- Cooston is located in Coos County
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Coos County
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 Charleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charleston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Charleston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Charleston. See our Newspapers Page for Charleston.
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Charleston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Charleston.
Adding Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 for Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Charleston post office opened in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Charleston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Charleston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charleston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |