South Charleston, West Virginia

South Charleston population, 2020 to 2024

South Charleston lost 659 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.8%. In the latest year it moved by -79. Among 26 West Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 24th; the median place changed by -3.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in West Virginia has 9,849 people, so South Charleston is 1.3 times that size.

South Charleston covers 9.76 square miles of land and 0.89 of water, for 1,350 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so South Charleston is less dense than the typical town.

What county South Charleston is in

All of South Charleston's residents live in Kanawha County, which had 173,906 residents in 2024. South Charleston holds 7.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in South Charleston

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap South Charleston by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 25303, 25309. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where South Charleston is

The Census internal point of South Charleston is at 38.340800, -81.710800. Charleston, the capital, is 5.4 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Charleston, WV (46,482 people), 4.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH, 132.5 miles away.

Daylight in South Charleston

At 38.34° N, South Charleston gets about 14 h 50 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 30 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near South Charleston

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Dunbar, 2.4 miles away, with 7,111 people.