South Carolina Important Cities And Towns

The capital and largest city in the state is Columbia. The other two major centers in the state are Charleston in the Lowcountry and Greenville in the Upstate. Other notable cities are Anderson, Aiken, Beaufort, Florence, Georgetown, Greenwood, Hilton Head Island, Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Beach, Newberry, North Charleston, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, and Sumter.

Coastal towns and cities often have hurricane resistant Live oaks overarching the streets in historic neighborhoods, such as these on East Bay Street, Georgetown.