South Carolina

Distance from Columbia to North Charleston

Straight-line distance

91.5mi

Columbia, SC and North Charleston, SC are 91.5 miles (147.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (148°).

kilometers
147.2
nautical miles
79.5
heading from Columbia
148° SSE
heading from North Charleston
328° NNW
ColumbiaNorth Charleston

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Columbia is from North Charleston

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and North Charleston is 91.5 miles, 147.2 km or 79.5 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 91.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
91.5
Kilometers
147.2
Nautical miles
79.5
Bearing from Columbia
147.8° SSE
Bearing arriving at North Charleston
148.2°
Bearing from North Charleston
328.2° NNW

Halfway between Columbia and North Charleston

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.479910, -80.482825 (33°28'47.68"N 80°28'58.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Holly Hill, SC, with 1,259 residents, 11.5 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, Columbia gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and North Charleston 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 59 min. Columbia is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbia has 1.1 times the population of North Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +6.3% and North Charleston by +9.0%. Both are in South Carolina.

  1. 01Columbia, SC144,788 (+6.3%)
  2. 02North Charleston, SC126,005 (+9.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from North Charleston?

91.5 miles, 147.2 km or 79.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is North Charleston from Columbia?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 147.8° and arrives at North Charleston on 148.2°. The return trip starts on 328.2°.

What is halfway between Columbia and North Charleston?

The midpoint is at 33.479910, -80.482825. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Holly Hill, SC, 11.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and North Charleston?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Columbia or North Charleston?

Columbia, with 144,788 residents in July 2024 against 126,005 for North Charleston, 1.1 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.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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