ChargeCensus

EV charging in Columbia, SC

68 charging stations in Columbia, South Carolina — networks, port mixes and a page for every station.

Dataset updated . Refreshed weekly from the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center.

At a glance

Columbia, South Carolina has 68 EV charging stations in the US DOE registry (60 public) with 197 charging ports: 73 DC fast and 124 Level 2. That is the 3rd-most of 130 cities and towns in South Carolina.

Stations
68
Public
60
DC fast ports
73
Level 2 ports
124

Port ranking

Biggest stations in Columbia

#StationPortsNetwork
1Columbia, SC - Harbison Boulevard - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable16Tesla Supercharger
2Columbia, SC - Town Center Place - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable12Tesla Supercharger
3Columbia, SC - Forest Drive - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable12Tesla Supercharger
4City of Columbia - Cannon GarageAvailable8Non-networked
5Columbia, SC - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable8Tesla Supercharger
6Cracker Barrel - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable8Tesla Supercharger
7Aloft Columbia Harbison - Tesla DestinationAvailable4Tesla Destination
8Walmart 1164 (Columbia, SC)Available4Electrify America
9McDaniels Auto GroupAvailable4Non-networked
10Freed Parking DeckAvailable4Non-networked
11Flying J Travel Center 712Available4EVgo
12Springhill Suites by Marriott Fort Jackson - Tesla DestinationAvailable4Tesla Destination
13Homewood Suites By Hilton Columbia Downtown - Tesla DestinationAvailable4Tesla Destination
14Keystone Luxury Apartments - Tesla DestinationAvailable4Tesla Destination
15Dick Smith NissanAvailable3Non-networked

🔒 Create a free account to export CSV — all 68 in Columbia · already signed in? Export from your account →

Operators

Networks here

Growth

Stations opened by year

2011
6
2012
9
2014
2
2016
1
2017
2
2018
2
2019
2
2020
4
2021
3
2022
8
2023
13
2024
7
2025
6
2026
2

How many public EV charging stations are in Columbia?

Of the 68 stations the registry lists in Columbia, 60 are open to the public and 8 are private (fleet, workplace or residential). The average station here has 2.9 ports, roughly in line with the South Carolina average of 3.1. Columbia holds 9% of South Carolina's 788 charging stations.

Where is DC fast charging in Columbia?

Columbia has 73 DC fast ports (often called Level 3 charging) at 15 public stations. The largest are Columbia, SC - Harbison Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger (16 DC fast), Columbia, SC - Town Center Place - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast), Columbia, SC - Forest Drive - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast) and Columbia, SC - Tesla Supercharger (8 DC fast). 5 of them are Tesla Supercharger sites. Across the public stations, 10 list CCS, 12 list NACS (Tesla) and 6 list CHAdeMO connectors.

What kinds of places have EV chargers in Columbia?

Where the registry records the site type, the most common hosts are pay parking garage (12), hotel (4), car dealership (4), college campus (3) and shopping center (2). 4 public stations in Columbia are tagged as a hotel or inn in the registry: Columbia, SC - Tesla Supercharger, Aloft Columbia Harbison - Tesla Destination, Comfort Suites Columbia at Harbison and Quality Inn & Suites. 21 public stations list their pricing as free in the registry.

Which charging networks operate in Columbia?

By station count, the networks in Columbia are led by ChargePoint (17), Tesla Destination (6), Tesla Supercharger (5) and ViaLynk (5). 29 stations are non-networked. 11 networks in all have stations here.

How fast is EV charging growing in Columbia?

The earliest station open year on record in Columbia is 2011. 6 stations opened in 2025, compared with 7 in 2024. 2 more have opened so far in 2026.

Directory

All 60 public charging stations in Columbia

Sorted by port count (figure after each name).

Frequently asked questions

How many EV charging stations are in Columbia, SC?

The US DOE registry lists 68 charging stations in Columbia, South Carolina (60 public), with 197 charging ports: 73 DC fast and 124 Level 2.

Where can I fast-charge in Columbia?

Columbia has 73 DC fast ports. The biggest DC fast sites are Columbia, SC - Harbison Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger (16 ports), Columbia, SC - Town Center Place - Tesla Supercharger (12 ports) and Columbia, SC - Forest Drive - Tesla Supercharger (12 ports).

Which charging networks operate in Columbia?

By station count: Non-networked (29), ChargePoint (17), Tesla Destination (6), Tesla Supercharger (5) and ViaLynk (5).

Are there Tesla Superchargers in Columbia?

Yes. The registry lists 5 public Tesla Supercharger sites in Columbia: Columbia, SC - Harbison Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger (16 DC fast ports), Columbia, SC - Town Center Place - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast ports), Columbia, SC - Forest Drive - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast ports), Columbia, SC - Tesla Supercharger (8 DC fast ports) and Cracker Barrel - Tesla Supercharger (8 DC fast ports).

Which hotels in Columbia have EV charging?

Columbia, SC - Tesla Supercharger, Aloft Columbia Harbison - Tesla Destination, Comfort Suites Columbia at Harbison and Quality Inn & Suites are tagged as a hotel or inn with public EV charging in the DOE registry. Many hotel chargers carry no site tag, so the full station list on this page may include more.

Is there free EV charging in Columbia?

21 public stations in Columbia list their pricing as free in the DOE registry. Pricing is self-reported by the site and can change.

More EV charging near Columbia

About this data

Source: US Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) station registry, as published October 12, 2026 — ChargeCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: ChargeCensus, “EV charging in Columbia, SC”, https://chargecensus.com/ev-charging/south-carolina/columbia (data as of October 12, 2026).