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Charleston
A city in Berkeley County, South Carolina — population 139,714 as of 2020.
This Afternoon
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Partly Sunny8% precip
Tonight
78°F
Partly Cloudy5% precip
Saturday
90°F
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms33% precip
Saturday Night
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms62% precip
News in Charleston
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July 29SOTD 7/29/26: “Everything I See” by Easy Honey
The WMNF Song of the Day for 7/29/26 is “Everything I See” by Easy Honey. If you’re looking for a band that effortlessly bottles up the feeling of a beach day and turns it into pure, infectious energy, look no further than Easy Honey. Originally forming in Sewanee, TN before…
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Charleston by the numbers
Population
139,714Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 115.03 sq mi (297.93 km²), 20.48 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.6
- Households
- 68,027
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $92,414
- Median house value
- $509,700
Municipal office
- Office
- PLANNER
- Address
- 2 GEORGE ST, CHARLESTON, SC 29401