North Charleston Auto Insurance (SC)

North Charleston, South Carolina is a city of around 98,000 spread about an area of about 77 square miles. It is the located in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties and is the third-largest city in the state. North Charleston is one of the state’s major industrial areas but also touts a large retail center as well.

Several highways access the area including US Route 52, US-78, South Carolina 61, SC-165, SC-7, SC-642, as well as Interstate 26, and I-526. Compared to the rest of the state North Charleston’s annual fatal accident count is higher. Public transportation is provided by Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) operating local bus service.

North Charleston is part of a mild subtropical climate heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Winters are short and mild which give way to warm springs and long, hot and steamy summers. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year; winter months tend to be the wettest while autumn is the driest. North Charleston can sometimes experience strong violent storms with tornadoes along with the effects of the occasional remnants of hurricanes which blow in from the Atlantic.