Map of Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Charleston is a city in South Carolina, United States, with a population of about 132,609. It lies at 32.7766°N, 79.9309°W, about 6 m above sea level. Charleston is about 729 km (453 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mount Pleasant, 7 km to the east.

Charleston at a glance

Where is Charleston?

• The 2nd largest city in South Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Charleston

• Mount Pleasant — 7 km east
• North Charleston — 10 km northwest
• Goose Creek — 25 km northwest
• Summerville — 35 km northwest
• Hilton Head Island — 100 km southwest
• Sumter — 133 km north
• Savannah — 134 km southwest
• Florence — 159 km north
• Columbia — 170 km northwest
• Hinesville — 188 km southwest

Largest cities in South Carolina

• Columbia — 142,416
• North Charleston — 108,304
• Mount Pleasant — 81,317
• Rock Hill — 71,548
• Greenville — 64,579
• Summerville — 48,848
• Sumter — 40,816
• Goose Creek — 40,633
• Hilton Head Island — 40,512
• Florence — 38,228

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Charleston

• Charleston — West Virginia, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.