Thrift stores in Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina has 18 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 14 of them are charity shops and 4 are independent second-hand stores, so Charleston gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Charleston (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Goodwill and Community Thrift Store, plus Goodwill — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Charleston's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Charleston thrift lineup
18 mapped within about 40 km:
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill — a charity shop.
Community Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Community Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store on 5300-2 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston. Community Thrift Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5300-2 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, 29406
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1 843 554 3733
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill — a charity shop, found on 6607 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston. Also worth knowing about Goodwill: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
6607 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, 29406
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1 843 574 9009
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina on 6813 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston.
6813 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, 29406
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Palmetto Goodwill
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Palmetto Goodwill.
Closet Case Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Closet Case Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Palmetto Goodwill
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Palmetto Goodwill on 1220 Ben Sawyer Boulevard, Mount Pleasant.
1220 Ben Sawyer Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, 29464
worn.
Second-hand store
worn. is an independent second-hand store on 920 Houston Northcutt Boulevard, Mount Pleasant. worn. also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
920 Houston Northcutt Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, 29464
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-843-606-2450
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill is a charity shop on 207 Saint James Avenue, Goose Creek. Goodwill also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 10:00-19:00; Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00.
207 Saint James Avenue, Goose Creek, 29445
Hours: Su 10:00-19:00; Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill is a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina
Run by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill — a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina
Run by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Sea Island Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Sea Island Habitat for Humanity ReStore — a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Palmetto Goodwill
Run by Palmetto Goodwill, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Team Charleston Spouses Club Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Team Charleston Spouses Club Thrift Store — an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill — a charity shop on 936 Folly Road.
936 Folly Road
What the map tells us about thrifting in Charleston
4 of the 18 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Charleston — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Charleston; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
2 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Charleston thrift circuit
Plot these 18 on a map and the day plans itself: Goodwill, Community Thrift Store on 5300-2 Rivers Avenue, Goodwill on 6607 Rivers Avenue, Goodwill on 6813 Rivers Avenue, Goodwill, Closet Case Thrift Store, Goodwill on 1220 Ben Sawyer Boulevard, and worn. on 920 Houston Northcutt Boulevard. That's the full Charleston circuit in one sensible order. 10 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Charleston
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Charleston can skip the learning curve:
- Ask when new stock hits the floor at Goodwill. Shops restock on rhythms — truck days, volunteer shifts. One question at the counter tells you when to come back.
- Visit at opening time at Community Thrift Store. Serious pickers arrive at opening. You don't have to be one of them, but the first hour has the best pick of the day's restock.
- Weekday mornings beat Saturday crowds. Serious pickers go early on weekdays. Weekends are for browsers; the stock is the same but the competition isn't.
- Check the furniture first, clothes second. Good furniture sells within hours; good clothes within days. Walk the furniture floor before the racks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Charleston — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Charleston can take a while to appear. The 18 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Charleston's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Charleston included.
Thrift store listings for Charleston: 18 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.