Myrtle Beach is a city in northeast South Carolina near the Atlantic Ocean. It is located in Horry County. It is close to the state line of North Carolina.
Myrtle Beach | |
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 Myrtle Beach ferris wheel | |
| Motto: "First in Service" | |
  Myrtle Beach Location within South Carolina  Myrtle Beach Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′38.67″N 78°52′10.11″W / 33.7440750°N 78.8694750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Horry |
| Incorporated (town) | March 12, 1938[1] |
| Incorporated (city) | 1957 |
| Named for | The wax myrtle, a common local shrub[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.69 sq mi (61.36 km2) |
| • Land | 23.42 sq mi (60.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2) 1.14% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 35,682 |
| • Rank | 13th in South Carolina |
| • Density | 1,523.76/sq mi (588.32/km2) |
| • Urban | 298,954 (US: 135th)[4] |
| • Urban density | 1,365.5/sq mi (527.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 351,029 (US: 155th) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 29572, 29575, 29577, 29578, 29579, 29586, 29587, 29588 |
| Area code(s) | 843, 854 |
| FIPS code | 45-49075[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1249770[7] |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "About Myrtle Beach". www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ↑ "About Myrtle Beach". City of Myrtle Beach. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
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