South Carolina · Census place 4551280
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
North Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina with an estimated 20,798 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 27th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 20,798
- #27 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +9.9%
- +1,874 people
- Land area
- 22.4 sq mi
- + 0.57 sq mi water
- Density
- 928 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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North Myrtle Beach population, 2020 to 2024
North Myrtle Beach added 1,874 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +9.9%. In the latest year it moved by +451. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 22nd; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so North Myrtle Beach is 1.5 times that size.
North Myrtle Beach covers 22.42 square miles of land and 0.57 of water, for 928 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so North Myrtle Beach is less dense than the typical town.
What county North Myrtle Beach is in
All of North Myrtle Beach's residents live in Horry County, which had 413,391 residents in 2024. North Myrtle Beach holds 5.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in North Myrtle Beach
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap North Myrtle Beach by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 29566, 29568, 29582. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where North Myrtle Beach is
The Census internal point of North Myrtle Beach is at 33.822000, -78.703000. Columbia, the capital, is 134.3 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Myrtle Beach, SC (40,535 people), 13.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Wilmington, NC, 53.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.822000, -78.703000
- DMS
- 33°49'19.20"N 78°42'10.80"W
- UTM
- 17N 712586.2E 3744792.6N
- Geohash
- dq003j45r
- Plus code
- 8753R7CW+RR
Daylight in North Myrtle Beach
At 33.82° N, North Myrtle Beach gets about 14 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 30 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near North Myrtle Beach
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Myrtle Beach, 13.0 miles away, with 40,535 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of North Myrtle Beach, SC?
20,798 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,874 (9.9%) from 18,924 in July 2020.
What county is North Myrtle Beach in?
Horry County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover North Myrtle Beach?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 29566, 29568, 29582.
How far is North Myrtle Beach from Columbia?
134.3 miles (216.1 km) in a straight line, heading W from North Myrtle Beach.
What is the nearest larger city to North Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach, SC, with 40,535 residents, 13.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.