Charleston metropolitan area, South Carolina

Charleston Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan statistical area
Charleston–North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Battery in Charleston
Interactive Map of Charleston–North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area   City of Charleston   City of North Charleston   Charleston–North Charleston, SC MSA
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Largest city	Charleston
Other cities	- North Charleston  - Mount Pleasant  - Summerville  - Goose Creek
Area
• Total	2,590 sq mi (6,700 km2)
Population
• Total	799,636
• Rank	74th in the U.S.
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

The Charleston metropolitan area is an urban area centered around Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes only by the United States Census Bureau and other federal agencies. The OMB defines the area as comprising Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, an area with 799,636 residents in the 2020 census.^[1] Principal cities include Charleston, North Charleston, and Summerville. The area is commonly referred to as the Tri-County Area or the Lowcountry, though the latter term has historically referred to South Carolina's southern coast in general.