<P> Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina , the county seat of Charleston County , and the principal city in the Charleston -- North Charleston -- Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina 's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor , an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley , Cooper , and Wando rivers . Charleston had an estimated population of 134,385 in 2016 . The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area , comprising Berkeley , Charleston , and Dorchester counties , was 761,155 residents in 2016 , the third - largest in the state and the 78th - largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States . </P>
<P> Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina , the county seat of Charleston County , and the principal city in the Charleston -- North Charleston -- Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina 's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor , an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley , Cooper , and Wando rivers . Charleston had an estimated population of 134,385 in 2016 . The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area , comprising Berkeley , Charleston , and Dorchester counties , was 761,155 residents in 2016 , the third - largest in the state and the 78th - largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States . </P>
where is charleston sc located on a map
where is charleston sc located on a map
Charleston -- North Charleston -- Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina 's coastline located on Charleston Harbor
Charleston -- North Charleston -- Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina 's coastline located on Charleston Harbor