Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,227 at the 2020 census. The population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was estimated to be 849,417 in 2023. It ranks as the third-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the state, and the 71st-most populous in the United States. Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Town, honoring King Charles II, at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River but relocated in 1680 to its present site, which became the fifth-largest city in North America within ten years.

Country: United States
State: South Carolina
Counties: Charleston, Berkeley
Founded: 1670
Chartered: 1783
Named for: Charles II of England
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: William S. Cogswell Jr. (R)
Water: 15.11%
Total: 150,227
Estimate (2022): 153,672
Rank: 174th in the United States, 1st in South Carolina
Urban: 684,773 (US: 63rd)
Metro: 849,417 (US: 71st)
Demonym: Charlestonian
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 29401–29407, 29409–29410, 29412–29420, 29422–29425, 29492
Area code: 843, 854
FIPS code: 45-13330
GNIS feature ID: 1221516
Website: [www.charleston-sc.gov]
Official Website: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/
Wikidata description: largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina
Wikidata id: Q47716
Wikidata label: Charleston
Wikidata aliases: Array
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