Charleston
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Charleston

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 4
  • partly recorded 11
  • nothing recorded 1
GEOID
45019
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:sc/county:charleston
POP
436,200 (2025)
CENTER
32.8265, -79.8931
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Charleston

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Charleston itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals
0/0 seats recorded

No seats recorded.

Charleston County Council
9/9 seats recorded
Charleston County Planning Commission
0/0 seats recorded

No seats recorded.

Organization 53

Departments

Services 36

  • 4% Legal Residence Exemption Application Assessor's Office
  • Advance Installment Payments Application Treasurer's Office
  • Agriculture Use Special Assessment Application Assessor's Office
  • Anonymous Tips Sheriff's Office
  • Apply for County Jobs Human Resources
  • Building, Zoning and Stormwater Permits Building Inspection Services
  • Business License Application Revenue Collections
  • Business License Renewal Revenue Collections
  • Circuit Court Case Search Clerk of Court
  • Contractor License Renewal Building Inspection Services
  • Curbside Recycling Pickup Schedule Lookup Environmental Management
  • Deeds, Mortgages, Plats and Liens Search Register of Deeds Office
  • Dropsite and Convenience Center Locations Environmental Management
  • Estate and Wills Search Probate Court
  • Family Court Case Search (CourtPlus+) Clerk of Court
  • Hazardous Materials Recycling Environmental Management
  • High Mileage Discount Appeal Auditor's Office
  • Housing Development Uniform Tax Exemption Housing Development
  • Inmate Account Deposit Sheriff's Office
  • Inmate Search Sheriff's Office
  • Mailing Address Change Auditor's Office
  • Marriage License Application Probate Court
  • Marriage License Search Probate Court
  • Master-in-Equity Referral Master-in-Equity
  • Online Juror Summons Response Clerk of Court
  • Open Solicitations and Bid Opportunities Procurement
  • Out of State Tag Reporting Auditor's Office
  • Pay EMS Transport Bill Emergency Medical Services (E.M.S.)
  • Pay Magistrate Court Charges and Traffic Tickets Magistrates / Summary Courts
  • Pay Property Taxes Online Treasurer's Office
  • Public Incident Reporting Sheriff's Office
  • Public Works Work Order Request Public Works
  • Reserve Street Names Consolidated 9-1-1
  • Vehicle Tax Bill Request Auditor's Office
  • Voting and Polling Locations Board of Voter Registration & Elections
  • Watercraft Tax Bill Request Auditor's Office

Within Charleston

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
16
agencies
74
bodies
25
officials
24
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Charleston 9 1 13
Mount Pleasant 1 1 1
James Island 8 3 0
Hollywood 2 3 0
Isle of Palms 10 3 0
Ravenel 1 1 0
Seabrook Island 2 3 0
Folly Beach 12 2 0
Kiawah Island 9 3 0
Sullivan's Island 6 1 0
Awendaw 3 0 0
Meggett 3 0 0
Lincolnville 6 0 0
McClellanville 1 1 5
Rockville 1 3 5
Adams Run 0 0 0