United States of America
- Charleston, the county seat of Franklin County, Arkansas
- Charleston, county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina
- Charleston, the county seat of Cole County, Illinois
- Charleston, city in Penobscot County, Maine
- Charleston, township of Kalamazoo County, Michigan
- Charleston, the county seat of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
- Charleston, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri
- Charleston, town in Montgomery County, New York
- Charleston, township of Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- Charleston, a town in Bradley County, Tennessee
- Charleston, Wasatch County City, Utah
- Charleston, city in Orleans County, Vermont
- Charleston, capital of the West Virginia