Map of North Charleston, United States

North Charleston is a city in South Carolina, United States, with a population of about 108,304. It lies at 32.8546°N, 79.9748°W, about 6 m above sea level. North Charleston is about 722 km (449 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Charleston, 10 km to the southeast.

North Charleston at a glance

Where is North Charleston?

• The 3rd 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 North Charleston

• Charleston — 10 km southeast
• Mount Pleasant — 12 km southeast
• Goose Creek — 15 km north
• Summerville — 26 km northwest
• Hilton Head Island — 103 km southwest
• Sumter — 123 km north
• Savannah — 136 km southwest
• Florence — 150 km north
• Columbia — 161 km northwest
• Hinesville — 189 km southwest

Largest cities in South Carolina

• Columbia — 142,416
• Charleston — 132,609
• 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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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.