Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
About Mount Pleasant
Set in the southeastern part of South Carolina, Mount Pleasant is a thriving city counting 95,604 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 4th largest municipality in South Carolina.
Officially, Mount Pleasant is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 49.66 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,925 residents per square mile.
📰 Mount Pleasant News Today
- Melvyn Boyd Smith Post and Courier · Aug 16
- Fire extinguished at Mount Pleasant home, cause under investigation WCIV · Aug 14
- Fire causes ‘extensive’ damage to Mount Pleasant home Live 5 News · Aug 13
- Meteor streaking across sky captured on police dash cam WXII · Aug 11
- HWY 41 to expand in Mount Pleasant after years of debate WCBD News 2 · Jul 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Mount Pleasant Unique
- One of the 5 largest cities in South Carolina (#4 statewide).
- One of 12 places in the US named Mount Pleasant — but the South Carolina one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southeastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 95,604.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Mount Pleasant
- Agaves Cantina — mexican
- Arts Bar & Grill — american
- Bodega — american
- Bon Bahn Mi — asian
- China East — chinese
- Come Back Shack — burger
- Community Crafthouse — sushi
- Community Table — american
- Crave Kitchen & Cocktails
- Dog & Duck
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- CH-47 Chinook · Attraction
- Karen's Korner · Art gallery
- Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum · Museum
- A-6E Intruder · Attraction
- A-7E Corsair II · Attraction
- Ambulance · Attraction
- Antique Tractor Shed · Attraction
- Bell AH-1 Cobra · Attraction
- Boone Hall Plantation · Attraction
- Charleston Art Collective · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Pleasant
- 🏞️ Charles Pinckney National Historic Site · National Park reviews ★
- 🏞️ Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Libe · National Park reviews ★
- Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park reviews ★
- Shem Creek Park reviews ★
- Smythe Park reviews ★
- Avant Garden Park reviews ★
- Bamboo Park reviews ★
- Barfield Park reviews ★
- Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Children's Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Creekside Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Mount Pleasant
- Belle Hall Elementary
- East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies
- East Cooper Montessori Charter
- James B. Edwards Elementary
- Laing Middle
- Lucy Garrett Beckham High
- Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
- Moultrie Middle
- Mt. Pleasant Academy
- Oceanside Collegiate Academy
- Philip Simmons Elementary
- Philip Simmons Middle
- Wando High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Mount Pleasant Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- East Cooper Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.