What County Is South Charleston, West Virginia In?

South Charleston is in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

South Charleston city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
5475292
Representative coordinates
38.340769, -81.710849
Land area
25.317 km²
Water area
2.308 km²
State
West Virginia
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County boundaries in South Charleston

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Coordinates of South Charleston

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Elevation in South Charleston

177 m · 581 ft. GNIS archived height at its named reference point (38.3425644, -81.7155), which may differ from the Census point. Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in South Charleston

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Census ZIP areas

25003 · 25064 · 25177 · 25303 · 25309 · 25314

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