Charleston, South Carolina

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Charleston is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is North Charleston. It lies just northwest of Charleston and has a population of 79,641 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Andrews	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,978	2.93% decrease
	Beaufort	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	11,755	9.23% decrease
	Folly Beach	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,412	13.99% increase
	Goose Creek	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	37,900	29.76% increase
	Hanahan	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	16,065	24.18% increase
	Hollywood	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,398	11.45% increase
	Isle-of-Palms	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,678	2.07% increase
	Moncks Corner	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	7,044	18.35% increase
	Mount Pleasant	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	65,472	37.52% increase
	Ravenel	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,288	3.34% increase
	Saint George	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,121	1.39% increase
	Saint Stephen	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,778	0.11% increase
	Sullivan's Island	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,870	2.15% decrease
	Summerville	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	45,193	62.85% increase
	Walterboro	W	41 mi [66 km]	5,780	12.17% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Camelot Village	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Caromi Village	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Chandler Village	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Charles Towne Village	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Essex Village	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Flowertown Village	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Grove Creek Village	W	Less than 2 mi	---
	Highland Village	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Island-of-Palms	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Kiawah Island	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,118	3.87% decrease
	Ladson	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Lincolnville	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	842	6.86% decrease
	Old Town	SW	Less than 2 mi	---
	Tarry Town	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	The Village	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---

Berkeley County

Charleston is primarily located in Berkeley County and is the county seat. A portion of Charleston extends into Charleston County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg and Williamsburg. Although it doesn't share a border with Berkeley, Colleton it is close to Charleston.

Below are counties that are near Charleston (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Charleston:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Charleston
	Beaufort County	SW	Cedar Reef Villas	39 miles [62 km]
	Charleston County	SE	Garden Hill	0 miles [0 km]
	Colleton County	W	Padgett Landing	25 miles [40 km]
	Dorchester County	NW	Archdale	9 miles [14 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina<3>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Charleston. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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