James Island
James Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is located in the central and southern parts of James Island. James Island is included within the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area and the Charleston Urbanized Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 6,000 residents
- Description: town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “James Island, SC” and “James Island, South Carolina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include James Island.
James Island
Island
James Island is one of South Carolina's most urban Sea Islands; nearly half of the island sits within Charleston city limits. The island is separated from peninsular downtown Charleston by the Ashley River, from the mainland by Wappoo Creek and the Wappoo Cut, and from Johns Island by the Stono River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverland Terrace and French Quarter.
Riverland Terrace
Hamlet
Riverland Terrace is a historic neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. It was first developed starting in 1925. It is one of James Island, South Carolina's oldest neighborhoods. Riverland Terrace is situated 2½ miles northwest of James Island.
French Quarter
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. French Quarter is situated 4 miles northeast of James Island.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.
James Island
- Categories: town in the United States and locality
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.73435° or 32° 44′ 4″ northLongitude
-79.96885° or 79° 58′ 8″ westPopulation
6,000Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
8742P2MJ+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11565849296OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
12022259Wikidata ID
Q6136614
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“James Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “James Island”
- Chinese: “詹姆斯島”
- French: “James Island”
- German: “James Island”
- Gilaki: “جیمز آیلند (نسايي کارؤلينا)”
- Gilaki: “جیمز آیلند”
- Hungarian: “James Island”
- Italian: “James Island”
- Ladin: “James Island”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “James Island”
- Persian: “جیمز آیلند”
- Russian: “Джеймс-Айленд”
- South Azerbaijani: “جیمز آیلند، گونئی کارولینا”
- Spanish: “James Island (Carolina del Sur)”
- Spanish: “James Island”
- Turkish: “James Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include VFW Post and James Island Fire Department Station.
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