Dorchester County

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Dorchester County is a county in South Carolina known for its proximity to Charleston and its mix of historic communities and rapidly growing suburban areas.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Dorchester County, South Carolina 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
areaCode 843
854
borderedBy Bamberg County, South Carolina
Berkeley County, South Carolina
Charleston County, South Carolina
Colleton County, South Carolina
Orangeburg County, South Carolina
characterizedBy historic communities
rapidly growing suburban areas
contains Ashley River Historic District
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
Dorchester, South Carolina
Givhans Ferry State Park
Harleyville, South Carolina
Middleton Place Gardens
surface form: Middleton Place

Reevesville, South Carolina
Ridgeville, South Carolina
St. George, South Carolina
Summerville, South Carolina
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat St. George, South Carolina
crossedBy Ashley River NERFINISHED
Edisto River
FIPSCode 45035
GNISID 1221913
governmentType county council
hasJurisdictionOver unincorporated communities in Dorchester County, South Carolina
hasSchoolDistrict Dorchester School District Four
Dorchester School District Two
hasWebsite https://www.dorchestercountysc.gov/
largestCity Summerville, South Carolina
locatedIn South Carolina
namedAfter Dorchester
surface form: Dorchester, Massachusetts
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Lowcountry of South Carolina
surface form: Lowcountry
partOfMetropolitanArea Charleston
surface form: Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area
postalAbbreviation SC
proximityTo Charleston
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
region Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
representedIn South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina Senate
U.S. House of Representatives NERFINISHED
seat St. George, South Carolina
state South Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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subject surface form: North Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston locatedIn Dorchester County