Around Charleston ...
For comparison, Charleston has a population of 140,000 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Charleston, with the nearest first.
- Charles Towne Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
- Old Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Grove Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- James Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Essex Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- The Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- North Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan's Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Folly Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Island-of-Palms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
- Johns Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanahan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Isle-of-Palms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Charleston, please visit our County-by-County Page for Charleston.
Charleston County ...
Charleston is primarily located in Charleston County<3> and is the County Seat. A portion of Charleston extends into Berkeley County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charleston County: Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester & Georgetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charleston ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Charleston.
Airports Near Charleston ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Charleston and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Charleston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charleston ...
Looking for more information about Charleston? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Charleston. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Charleston, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Charleston.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of South Carolina:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Charleston. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Charleston), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |