South Carolina
Distance from Charleston to North Charleston
Straight-line distance
8.2mi
Charleston, SC and North Charleston, SC are 8.2 miles (13.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Charleston, the shortest path starts out heading NW (319°).
- kilometers
- 13.2
- nautical miles
- 7.1
- heading from Charleston
- 319° NW
- heading from North Charleston
- 139° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Charleston is from North Charleston
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Charleston and North Charleston is 8.2 miles, 13.2 km or 7.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 8.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.2
- Kilometers
- 13.2
- Nautical miles
- 7.1
- Bearing from Charleston
- 319.3° NW
- Bearing arriving at North Charleston
- 319.3°
- Bearing from North Charleston
- 139.3° SE
Halfway between Charleston and North Charleston
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.872958, -80.018927 (32°52'22.65"N 80°01'8.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Charleston, SC, with 157,665 residents, 4.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Charleston gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and North Charleston 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Charleston has 1.3 times the population of North Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, Charleston changed by +4.4% and North Charleston by +9.0%. Both are in South Carolina.
- 01Charleston, SC157,665 (+4.4%)
- 02North Charleston, SC126,005 (+9.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Charleston from North Charleston?
8.2 miles, 13.2 km or 7.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is North Charleston from Charleston?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Charleston on a bearing of 319.3° and arrives at North Charleston on 319.3°. The return trip starts on 139.3°.
What is halfway between Charleston and North Charleston?
The midpoint is at 32.872958, -80.018927. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Charleston, SC, 4.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Charleston and North Charleston?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Charleston or North Charleston?
Charleston, with 157,665 residents in July 2024 against 126,005 for North Charleston, 1.3 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.