Charleston

Summary

Charleston is a city in the United States^[1]. Charleston ranks in the top 0.34% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,471 views/month, #32 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Charleston is located in Charleston County^[3].
• Charleston is in the country of United States^[4].
• Charleston is on the body of water Cooper River^[5].
• Charleston is on the body of water Ashley River^[6].
• Charleston's head of government is recorded as John Tecklenburg^[7].
• Charleston's head of government is recorded as William S. Cogswell Jr.^[8].
• Charleston's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Charleston's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Charleston's instance of is recorded as county seat^[11].
• Charles II of England is named after Charleston^[12].
• Charleston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spoleto^[13].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29401^[14].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29402^[15].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29403^[16].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29406^[17].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29407^[18].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29409^[19].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29412^[20].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29413^[21].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29414^[22].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29416^[23].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29417^[24].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29422^[25].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29423^[26].
• Charleston's postal code is recorded as 29424^[27].

Body

Founding

1670 marks the founding of Charleston^[28].

Identity

Charleston's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charleston'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Charleston include Charleston International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32]; Charleston Executive Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35]; and charleston^[36], a type of dance^[37].

Why It Matters

Charleston ranks in the top 0.34% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,471 views/month, #32 of 9,394).^[2] Charleston has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Charleston is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Charleston include Charleston International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32]; Charleston Executive Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35]; and charleston^[36], a type of dance^[37].