Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 843-719-4400
F: 843-719-4511
No credit cards accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony, Misdemeanor, Civil Actions over $7,500
Restricted Records: No adoption, juvenile, sealed or expunged records released
Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 843-553-7080
F: 843-553-7074
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil Actions under $7,500, Eviction, Small Claims
The former Summerville Magistrate Court merged with this court. Note there is also a Summerville Magistrate Court in Dorchester county. Small Claims phone number- 843-553-6099.
Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 843-567-7400
F: 843-567-3102
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil Actions under $7,500, Eviction
Online records (www.sccourts.org/caseSearch/) may be missing cases or sentence details.
Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 843-719-4050 or 723-3800 X4050
F: 843-719-4534
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil Actions under $7,500, Eviction, Small Claims, Ordinance
Formerly Moncks Corner Magistrate Court. Online records (www.sccourts.org/caseSearch/) may be missing cases or sentence details.
Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 843-719-4519
F: 843-719-4527
Jurisdiction: Probate
This court also holds marriage license and guardian/conservator records.
Contact the Berkeley County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Phone: 843-719-4084
Fax: 843-719-4851
Recorded Documents, Property Sale
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 1,097.72 sq mi
Population (2009): 173,498
- Females: 50.2%
- White: 69.0%
- Black/African American: 26.5%
- Asian: 2.2%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 4.2%
- White, Not Hispanic: 65.4%
Population Change (2000-2009): 30,950
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 3.1%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 5.9%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 14.0%
High School Graduates (2000): 80.2%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 14.4%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.75
Housing Units (2000): 54,717
Homeownership Rate (2000): 74.2%
Migration Flow to Berkeley County, SC from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $2,316,750
- Construction: $240,831
- Retail Trade: $161,371
- Professional and Technical Services: $208,605
- Healthcare: $79,370
- Banking: $60,520
- Retail Trade: $161,371
- Accommodations and Food Services: $42,784
- Manufacturing: $485,139
- Farms: $5,383
- Government: $455,006
Employed (2000): 61,248
Unemployed (2000): 3,209
Unemployment Rate (2009): 10.7%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $28,848
Local Government Employment (2007): 5,590
Local Government Revenue (2007): $264,061 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $462,104 (thou. dol.)
Births (2007): 2,474
- Per 1,000 population: 15.1
Deaths (2007): 1,038
- Per 1,000 population: 6.4
Infant Deaths (2007): 28
- Per 1,000 population: 11.3
Violent Crimes (2008): 909
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 11
- Forcible rape: 59
- Robbery: 188
- Aggravated Assault: 651
Property Crimes (2008): 5,843
- Burglary: 1,494
- Larceny-Theft: 3,700
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 649
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