Summerville (Summerville)
The center of Summerville is in southeastern Dorchester County; the town extends northeast into Berkeley and Charleston counties. It is bordered to the east by the town of Lincolnville and to the southeast by the city of North Charleston. Summerville's town limits extend south as far as the Ashley River next to Old Fort Dorchester State Historical Park.
U.S. Route 78 passes near the center of Summerville, leading southeast 24 mi to downtown Charleston and northwest 29 mi to Interstate 95 at St. George. Interstate 26 leads through Summerville's northeast corner, with access from Exit 199, leading southeast to Charleston and northwest 90 mi to Columbia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 47.0 sqkm, of which 46.7 sqkm is land and 0.3 sqkm, or 0.62%, is water.
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