South Charleston

South Charleston is a city in , United States. It is located to the west of the state capital of . The population was 13,639 at the 2020 census.
  • Type: City with 12,600 residents
  • Description: city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “South Charleston, West Virginia”, “South Charleston, WV”, and “Sur Charleston, Oeste Virginia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Criel Mound and Wilson Island.

Archaeological site
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The , also known as the South Charleston…

Islet
is a bar on the in South Charleston, .

is an on the in the city of South Charleston, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elk and Joplin.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

South Charleston

Latitude
38.36843° or 38° 22′ 6″ north
Longitude
-81.69957° or 81° 41′ 59″ west
Population
12,600
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
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Open location code
86CW9892+95
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“South Charleston” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساوث تشارلستون”
  • Basque: “South Charleston”
  • Catalan: “South Charleston”
  • Cebuano: “South Charleston”
  • Chechen: “Саут-Чарлстон (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
  • Chechen: “Саут-Чарлстон”
  • Chinese: “南查爾斯頓”
  • Cornish: “South Charleston, Virjynni West”
  • Czech: “South Charleston”
  • Dagbani: “South Charleston”
  • Danish: “South Charleston”
  • Dutch: “South Charleston”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ساوث تشارلستون”
  • French: “South Charleston”
  • German: “South Charleston”
  • Gilaki: “سأؤث چارلستن (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “سأؤث چارلستن”
  • Hebrew: “סאות‘ צ’ארלסטון”
  • Irish: “South Charleston”
  • Italian: “South Charleston”
  • Japanese: “サウスチャールストン”
  • Ladin: “South Charleston”
  • Malagasy: “South Charleston, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “South Charleston”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “South Charleston”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “South Charleston”
  • Norwegian: “South Charleston”
  • Persian: “ساوت چارلستون، وست ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “ساوت چارلستون”
  • Polish: “South Charleston”
  • Portuguese: “South Charleston”
  • Russian: “Саут-Чарлстон”
  • Serbian: “Саут Чарлстон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Charleston, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Charleston”
  • Slovak: “South Charleston”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ساوت چارلستون، وست ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “South Charleston”
  • Swedish: “South Charleston”
  • Tatar: “Саут-Чарлстон (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Саут-Чарлстон”
  • Turkish: “South Charleston, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “South Charleston”
  • Ukrainian: “Саут-Чарлстон”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی چارلسٹن، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی چارلسٹن”
  • Volapük: “South Charleston”
  • Welsh: “South Charleston, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “South Charleston”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: North Charleston and Kenna Homes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Capitol City Baptist Church and Tenth Avenue Park.

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Worth a closer look: Charleston and Huntington.

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