Mount Pleasant | |
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Coordinates: 32°47′13″N 79°52′35″W / 32.78694°N 79.87639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Charleston |
Settled | July 6, 1680 |
Founded | 1776 (Greenwich) 1803 (Mount Pleasant) |
Consolidated | 1837[1] |
Named for | Hibben House[2] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Will Haynie |
Area | |
• Total | 58.66 sq mi (151.92 km2) |
• Land | 49.55 sq mi (128.32 km2) |
• Water | 9.11 sq mi (23.60 km2) 15.53% |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 90,801 |
• Estimate (2023) | 95,232 |
• Rank | 4th in South Carolina |
• Density | 1,832.70/sq mi (707.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 29464-29466, 29429 |
Area code | 843, 854 |
FIPS code | 45-48535[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1224770[6] |
Website | www |
Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Lowcountry, it is the fourth-most populous municipality in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growing areas, doubling in population between 1990 and 2000. The population was 90,801 at the 2020 census.[7] It is part of the Charleston metropolitan area.[8]
At the foot of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge is Patriots Point, a naval and maritime museum, home to the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, which is now a museum ship. The Ravenel Bridge, an eight-lane highway that is part of U.S. Route 17 and was completed in 2005, spans the Cooper River and links Mount Pleasant with the city of Charleston.[9]
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