North Charleston | |
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 North Charleston City Hall | |
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| Motto(s): "A great place to live, work, and play" "Perseverance – Progress – Prosperity" | |
 Interactive map of North Charleston | |
  North Charleston Location in South Carolina  North Charleston Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′7″N 80°1′1″W / 32.88528°N 80.01694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Counties | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester[1] |
| Incorporated | June 12, 1972 |
| Named for | Being north of Charleston |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Reginald L. “Reggie” Burgess |
| Area | |
• City | 81.06 sq mi (209.95 km2) |
| • Land | 77.63 sq mi (201.06 km2) |
| • Water | 3.43 sq mi (8.89 km2) 4.23% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 114,852 |
• Estimate (2023)[4] | 121,469 |
| • Rank | 248th in the United States 3rd in South Carolina |
| • Density | 1,527.8/sq mi (589.9/km2) |
| • Urban | 684,773 (US: 63rd) |
| • Metro | 849,417 (US: 71st) |
| Time zone | UTC–5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 29405, 29406, 29410, 29415, 29418, 29419, 29420, 29423 |
| Area code(s) | 843, 854 |
| FIPS code | 45-50875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1225072[3] |
| Sales tax | 9.0%[6] |
| Website | www |
North Charleston is a city in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1] As of the 2020 census, North Charleston had a population of 114,852,[4] making it the third-most populous city in the state, and the 248th-most populous city in the United States. North Charleston is a principal city within the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 849,417 in 2023.[5]
- ^ a b City Planning Department (2008-07). City of North Charleston boundary map Archived December 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. City of North Charleston. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Charleston, South Carolina
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "North Charleston (SC) sales tax rate". Retrieved February 4, 2024.