South Carolina has 271 incorporated cities, towns and villages, home to 2,074,996 of the state’s 5,570,274 residents in 2025. Aria builds small business websites for companies in any of them for $89 a month, with domain, business email and hosting included and no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
The largest South Carolina cities
By population, the largest municipalities in South Carolina are Charleston (159,423), Columbia (147,035), North Charleston (129,245), Mount Pleasant (95,469), Rock Hill (75,911), Greenville (75,310), Summerville (53,177), Goose Creek (52,010), Greer (50,007) and Sumter (43,094).
South Carolina rules for a business with a website
- A South Carolina LLC is created by delivering articles of organization to the Secretary of State, and the company exists as soon as those articles are filed; corporations file with the same office. South Carolina Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
- Cities and counties may impose a business license tax by ordinance, so check both the city and the county where the business operates; the standard license year runs from May 1 to April 30. S.C. Code Ann. Sections 6-1-315 and 6-1-400 et seq. (Business License Tax Standardization Act)
- South Carolina’s statewide sales and use tax rate is 6%, and a county may add up to 1% in local sales tax if its voters approve it. South Carolina Department of Revenue
- A business that owns or licenses computerized data containing personal identifying information about South Carolina residents must notify the affected residents of a breach in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay. S.C. Code Ann. Section 39-1-90
This is general information, not legal advice.
Web design in every South Carolina city
Pick your city to see local numbers, nearby towns and the South Carolina rules for a business with a website.
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- Salem
- Salley
- Saluda
- Santee
- Scotia
- Scranton
- Seabrook Island
- Sellers
- Seneca
- Sharon
- Silverstreet
- Simpsonville
- Six Mile
- Smoaks
- Smyrna
- Snelling
- Society Hill
- South Congaree
- Spartanburg
- Springdale
- Springfield
- St. George
- St. Matthews
- St. Stephen
- Starr
- Stuckey
- Sullivan's Island
- Summerton
- Summerville
- Summit
- Sumter
- Surfside Beach
- Swansea
- Sycamore
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- Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates for incorporated places.
- List of municipalities: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer (incorporated places).