Charleston County, South Carolina

SC SC Counties Charleston County

Also see: Places in Charleston County | SC Cities, Towns

Accommodations | Business Resources | Churches | Colleges | Entertainment | Government
History | Hospitals | Jobs | Libraries | Maps | Media | Organizations | Real Estate | Recreation
Schools | Transportation | Tourism | Weather

Charleston County is located along the middle of South Carolina's coast. Charleston is its county seat.

General Information, Jobs

• Overview
• Weather
  –  Hurricane Hugo - September 21-22, 1989
  
• Tides
• History of Charleston County
• Charleston County genealogy resources
• Population changes - 1900-2005
• Profile of Charleston County - economy, employment, taxes
• Job openings

Maps, Transportation

• Maps of Charleston County
  –  Major highways
  –  Charleston County
• Charleston International Airport - CHS - commercial
  –  More about Charleston International Airport
  
• Charleston Executive Airport - JZI - Johns Island
  –  More about Charleston Executive Airport
  
• Mount Pleasant Regional Airport - LRO
  –  Mount Pleasant Regional Airport
  
• Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority - CARTA - public bus service
  

Recreation, Entertainment, Tourism

• Accommodations
  –  Bed and breakfast inns
  –  Hotels, motels, resorts
  –  Marinas
• Festivals, events
  –  Charleston area festivals and events - alphabetical list
  –  Cooper River Bridge Run
  –  Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
  –  Spoleto Festival USA
• Attractions
  –  Adventure, amusement, water parks
  –  Gardens, plantations
  –  Historic churches, temples
  –  Historic houses
  –  Historic sites, buildings, monuments - forts
  –  Museums
  –  Sightseeing tours, cruises
  
• Dining, nightlife
  –  Bars, clubs, nightclubs
  –  Restaurants
  
• Entertainment, arts
  –  Artists, art galleries, art dealers
  –  Bands, musicians - popular music
  –  Orchestras, concert bands, singing groups
  –  Theaters, theater companies
  
• Sports, outdoor recreation
  –  Fishing guides, charters
  –  Nature tours, cruises
  –  Recreation and sports organizations
  –  Charleston Battery - USISL soccer
  –  Charleston RiverDogs - South Atlantic League baseball
  –  South Carolina Stingrays - ECHL hockey
  
• Related art, travel resources
  –  Charleston travel agents
  –  Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
  –  Charleston Area Convention Center - North Charleston
  –  Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
  

Real Estate, Relocation

• Residential real estate
  –  Charleston real estate
  –  Edisto real estate
  –  Folly Beach real estate
  –  Isle of Palms real estate
  –  James Island real estate
  –  Johns Island real estate
  –  Kiawah Island real estate
  –  Ladson real estate
  –  McClellanville real estate
  –  Mount Pleasant real estate
  –  North Charleston real estate
  –  Seabrook Island real estate
  –  Sullivan's Island real estate
  –  West Ashley real estate
  
• Apartments in Charleston
• Assisted living, retirement homes in Charleston
• Private, resort, golf communities in Charleston
• Home builders in Charleston
• Mortgage loans in Charleston
• Commercial real estate in Charleston
• Charleston Trident Association of Realtors

Business Resources

• Advertising Federation of Charleston
• Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce - Jaycees
• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
  –  Center for Technological Innovation
  
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
  
• Better Business Bureau - located in Columbia

Media

• Newspapers, magazines, journals
• Radio stations
• Television stations

Government, Military

• Charleston County
  –  County officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  –  Emergency Preparedness Division
  –  Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC
  –  LVRS Rescue - special operations volunteer squad
  –  Sheriff's Office
  –  Small Change for Big Change - transportation sales tax
  –  Volunteer Fire & Rescue Squad
  
• Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
• Charleston Water System
  

• Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments

• Clemson Extension Service
• Recycling locations
• SC Division of Motor Vehicles - scroll down
• SC Forestry Commission

• Army Corps of Engineers - Charleston District
• Charleston Air Force Base - Team Charleston
• Coast Guard Sector Charleston
• Naval Weapons Station Charleston - Goose Creek

Schools, Colleges, Libraries, Museums

• K-12 schools
• Colleges, universities
• Libraries, archives, museums

Hospitals, Community Organizations

• Hospitals
• Clinics, health centers
• Community organizations
• Senior citizen resources in Charleston County

Places in Charleston County

• Adams Run
• Awendaw
• Bowen's Island
• Bull Island
• Cape Island
• Cape Romain
• Capers Island
• Charleston - county seat
• Dewees Island
• Edisto Beach
• Folly Beach - Folly Island
• Goat Island
• Hollywood
• Isle of Palms - formerly Long Island
• James Island
• Johns Island
• Kiawah Island
• Ladson
• Long Island - between James Island and Folly Beach
• McClellanville
• Meggett
• Morris Island
• Mount Pleasant
• Murphy Island
• North Charleston
• Osborn
• Parkers Ferry
• Rantowles
• Ravenel
• Rockville
• Seabrook Island
• Secessionville - James Island
• Sewee
• Slann Island
• Sullivan's Island
• Wadmalaw Island
• Whitehall Terrace
• Yonges Island