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Around South Charleston ...

For comparison, South Charleston has a population of 12,000 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from South Charleston, with the nearest first.

  • Rock Lake Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
  • Dunbar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elk is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Ruth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Loudendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
  • South Ruffner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
  • Cross Lanes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Saint Albans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sattes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
    • Airport Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
      • Airport Village has also been known as:
      • Airport
    • Alum Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kanawha City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
    • Tornado
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado

For more communities neighboring South Charleston, please visit our County-by-County Page for South Charleston.

Kanawha County ...

South Charleston is located in Kanawha County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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 South Charleston.

Airports Near South 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 South Charleston and that information can be found on the Airports Page for South Charleston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Charleston ...

Looking for more information about South Charleston? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for South 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 South Charleston, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for South Charleston.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for South 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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to South 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.